lekker

American  

[lek-er] / ˈlɛk ər /

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.

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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!

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.

lekker British  

/ ˈlɛkə /

adjective

1. pleasing or enjoyable

2. tasty

3. popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc

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Etymology

Origin of lekker

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

Example Sentences

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

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

This time around, it achieves this with Gateron-manufactured “Lekker” switches, which use magnetic Hall effect sensors rather than typical metal contacts to detect when they’ve been pressed.

From The Verge

Our review of Wooting Two HE Verge Score 6.5 out of 10 Good Stuff Analog switches work as advertised Intuitive software Can save settings direct to keyboard Bad Stuff Games don’t expect keyboards to be analog Reliability issues Can’t match the precision of a gamepad Buy for $176.00 from Wooting The central feature of the Wooting Two HE is its custom Lekker switches, which are what allow it to offer analog controls.

From The Verge