South Africa is known for its unique slang and sayings that only we locals will ever understand.
I won't even start to go into them here - there are countless other sites and blogs that deal with the subject in more detail.
One of the ones that I hear a lot of late, has to do with this humble piece of food:
I won't even start to go into them here - there are countless other sites and blogs that deal with the subject in more detail.
One of the ones that I hear a lot of late, has to do with this humble piece of food:
Yes folks, it's a biscuit.
See those crumbs?
Note how it has been baked in an oven?
It's an edible and probably rather tasty baked good.
Note how it has been baked in an oven?
It's an edible and probably rather tasty baked good.
Usage (or abusage, if that's a word) of the humble biscuit, goes along the following lines:
- Graeme Smith smacks a six during an innings: A common response to this might be a fan shouting: "Graeme you biscuit!!!"
- Friday arrives...: Someone who has had a torrid week might be tempted to exclaim: "Friday you biscuit!!!"
Neither the captain of the South African cricket team, nor the last day of the workweek resemble a biscuit, at least not as far my eyes can see.
So there we have it - next time you want to compliment somebody or something that you like - remember the image above.
Then compare your object of affection with this image, and decide if you should be calling said object of affection, a "biscuit"...
Unless of course, you are opening a pack of delicious Tim Tams or something similar...
Then by all means, use the "you biscuit" compliment to your hearts delight :)
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