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      Gatvol Oxford Dictionary

      From Howzit to Gatvol… Here Are 30 SA Words in The Oxford Dictionary!

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeAugust 20, 2025August 20, 2025 12,991 0

      South Africans recently discovered that “gatvol” is now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary. Naturally, we had to find out which other proudly South African words the world has learned…

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