kwaai
adjective/kwaɪ/
/kwaɪ/
(superlative kwaaiest, no comparative)
(South African English) (informal)- very good
- a kwaai song
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- angry or aggressive
- a kwaai dog
Word OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in George Thompson (1796–1889). From South African Dutch kwaad and its reflex Afrikaans kwaai bad, evil (Dutch kwaad).
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