lekker

[ lek-er ]

adjective

1. pleasant or enjoyable; nice; lovely:

   three lekker days on a sailboat;

   a lekker young man.

2. good tasting; delicious:

   Who knew that ostrich eggs could be so lekker?

3. positive or optimistic in mood or spirit:

   Well, you sure are lekker this morning.

4. slightly intoxicated by drink or drug; tipsy:

   It was a pretty tame party, and only a few of the guests got even a little lekker.

adverb

1. well; nicely:

   Don’t bother looking for another pair of boots—these’ll work lekker.

2. very; exceptionally; splendidly:

   I don’t know what’s in this stew, but it’s lekker tasty!

interjection

1. great; wonderful:

   You made the semifinals? Lekker!

lekker

/ ˈlɛkə /

adjective

1. pleasing or enjoyable
2. tasty
3. local is lekker
   popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of lekker¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from Afrikaans: “delicious, tasty,” from Dutch; Middle Dutch lecker, from lecken “to lick”; cognate with German lecken; lick ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of lekker¹

C20: Afrikaans, from Dutch

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. the lekker lewe, the good life; an existence that is mostly carefree:

   He often regrets having given up the lekker lewe of his past to join the corporate rat race.

Example Sentences

In the spirit of Lekker Eten, ruangrupa’s most evident subversion of Documenta will occur at the Fridericianum, the majestic seat of the exhibition, with its half-barrel rotunda and its long galleries as white as dental clinics.

From New York Times

For 10 days, it ran under the title “Lekker Eten Zonder Betalen,” a Dutch-pastiche phrase that evokes Indonesia’s colonial era and means, roughly, “Free, Delicious Food.”

From New York Times

“Lekker Eten,” though, was created by dozens of people in spontaneous, unknowing cahoots with each other, and it changed daily, as mold prospered on surfaces and maggots propagated in the food.

From New York Times

The Lekker switch’s design isn’t dissimilar to Cherry MX Reds, although weirdly, the typing sound almost reminds me of using a keyboard with Topre switches thanks to its slightly hollowed-out sound.

From The Verge

Unlike a traditional switch, which only deactivates once it’s released back to a specific reset point, the Lekker switches can deactivate the second the keyboard senses you’re lifting your finger up and can reactivate the moment you’re pushing your finger back down.

From The Verge