lekker

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/ˈlɛkə(ɹ)/

adjective

Tasty, nice, fun, great.

OriginAfrikaans lekker ← Dutch lekker →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivelekker (comparative more lekker, superlative most lekker)

comparative more lekker · superlative most lekker

  1. South AfricaTasty, nice, fun, great.

    There were 2 000 rounds of ammo to fire between us four loadies. We sat there for hours and took our potshots. It was kiff; the R5 was a lekker thing.

    2010, Cameron Blake, From Soldier to Civvy: Reflections on National Service
  2. South AfricaGood in a generic sense, worthy, functional.

    The other men ask why he's crying, when he's got such a lekker car. The guy shakes his head and says, "I just saw my wife, and she was driving a skateboard."

    1998, Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's lekker, thick South African joke book, page 164

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deliciousfinger-lickin' goodhyperpalatablelusciousmoreishpalatablescrumptioussuperdelicioustastytoothsomeyummy

Origin

  1. Dutchlekker
  2. Afrikaanslekker
  3. Englishlekker

From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker.

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Cite this entry
APA

lekker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lekker

MLA

“lekker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lekker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lekker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lekker.

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