gatvol

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans gatvol.

Adjective

gatvol (comparative more gatvol, superlative most gatvol)

  1. (South Africa, slang) Completely fed up; very upset.
    I have had it up to here! I am gatvol. If you don't tidy your room, you are grounded.
    • 2025 March 26, Khanyisile Ngcobo, “'Yoh! You're in the OED' – South Africa makes its linguistic mark”, in BBC‎[1]:
      Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to handle these moggy people.

Afrikaans

Etymology

Compound of gat +‎ vol.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gatvol (attributive gatvolle, comparative gatvoller, superlative gatvolste)

  1. fed up; upset; unhappy
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