Nuwe uitgawe van Oxford English Dictionary sluit twee Afrikaanse woorde in

Twee Afrikaanse woorde, gramadoelas en dof, is nou in die Oxford English Dictionary bygevoeg, asook ’n paar Suid-Afrikaanse volksterme (slang) soos amakhosi, bunny chow, deurmekaar, district surgeon, gumboot dance, dwaal, eina en ja.

Gramadoelas is ’n “wild, remote country” en dof is “stupid; uninformed”.

Amakhosi beteken “tribal leaders regarded collectively” en ’n bunny chow is “a takeaway food consisting of a hollowed-out half loaf of bread filled with vegetable or meat curry”.

Deurmekaar is om “in a state of muddle or confusion” te wees en district surgeon is “a doctor appointed to serve a particular district”.

Dwaal is “a dreamy, dazed, or absent-minded state”, eina word gebruik “as an expression of pain or distress”, gumboot dance is “a dance developed and performed by mineworkers, mimicking military marching” en ja is eenvoudig “yes”.