'Papsak' so fancy it's now amongst five legendary SA words added to Oxford Dictionary

Cape Town - Next time you're at a party, 'twerking' in your 'jeggings', you should 'photobomb' your 'papsak'-drinking friends 'for shizzle'.  

While much of that sentence may seem completely alien to anyone who finds themselves outside the realm of ever-evolving slang, it's actually completely legitimate, according to the latest quarterly update of the Oxford English Dictionary. 

According to an AFP report, 500 new words have been added to the dictionary, including those mentioned above as well as other modern gems, such as 'twitterati', 'webinar', 'yarn bomb', 'bae' and 'voluntourism'.

As smoking becomes ever more pase, it's no surprise that 'vape' has been named word of the year. 

Now while we're not sure how we feel about any of these being acknowledged by the OED, we are pretty over the moon about the inclusion of a few legendary South African words.

SA People reports that no less than five proudly SA terms cracked the nod for inclusion, most of which have been floating around in the local lexicon for many years.

They are:

Papsak (n.)

Too fast for Satan /// #papsak #papalex #splashy26 @http.hannkennedy_x

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The foil container, usually encased in a box, in which wine is sold, referring specifically to cheap wine.

Mahala (adv. and adj.)

 Free of charge, gratis. The word comes from the Nguni and Sotho languages, and is attested in South African English from 1941. 

Tenderpreneur (n.)

A blend of tender and entrepreneur. A South African term for a person in government who abuses their political power and influence to secure government tenders and contracts.

Whoonga (n.)

A street drug that has allegedly come into widespread use in South Africa since 2010, as it contains anti-retroviral drugs. 

Zef (adv. and adj.)

A commonly used South African word for 'trashy' and also a counterculture movement. 

Check out the OED's full list of new words added in June 2015

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