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boerewors 

A spicy beef and pork sausage from South Africa, typically cooked at a braai (SA BBQ). Invented by the boeres (farmers) of South Africa, it can be dried into droe wors(similar to beef jerky) which can last for a long treks. Boerewors is typically served in a bun with ketchup like a hotdog.

Sometimes the name is also given to the beef jerky-like sticks/slices of dried beef.
I had a jol at the braai on Saturday, the boerewors was lank!
boerewors by Fuzzba11 July 29, 2008
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Boerewors Curtain 

The Jukskei River in Gauteng, South Africa.

The name is taken from boerewors (Traditional South Africa sausage used as a reference to the Afrikaans language) and the Iron Curtain (The border between communist East and Capitalist West during the Cold War)

This river lies between Pretoria(largely Afrikaans speaking) and Johannesburg (largely english speaking).

Boerewors Curtain refers to the river that lies between them, You are going behind it when you cross the Juksei river from Johannesburg and emerging from it, crossing from Pretoria.

The language barrier between the two cities.
We just crossed the Boerewors Curtain, *Nou kan ons weer afrikaans praat.

*Now we kan speak afrikaans again.
Boerewors Curtain by afridaan February 28, 2011

boerewors curtain 

The invisible line separating English-speaking South Africa from Afrikaans South Africa. It is generally accepted have KZN, Joburg and the Cape on the English side and the Freestate, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northwest and Pretoria on the Dutch side.

The name is taken from boerewors and the Iron Curtain (The border between communist East and Capitalist West during the Cold War)
There goes Koos. Now there's a Dutchman from well behind the Boerewors Curtain
A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.
1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.
Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016
Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

Eternity leave 

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023
Word of the Day on July 23, 2026
The hypothetical man (often a sinister character who decided not to go to boot camp) that is doing your girlfriend/wife while you are on deployment overseas.
Ain't no use in goin home,
Jody's got your girl and gone.
Ain't no use in goin back,
Jody's got your Cadillac,
Ain't no use in feeling blue,
Jody's took your checkbook too.
jody by Sgt Apan March 31, 2006
Word of the Day on July 22, 2026