gatvol

English

Etymology

Afrikaans gatvol

Adjective

gatvol (comparative more gatvol, superlative most gatvol)

  1. (South Africa, slang) Completely fed up; very upset.
    I have had it up to here! I am gatvol. If you don't tidy your room, you are grounded.
    This ouk is very gatvol for his job.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gat (“hole”) + vol (“full”). Compare German Hinternvoll

Adjective

gatvol (attributive gatvolle, comparative gatvoller, superlative gatvolste)

  1. fed up; upset; unhappy
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