📖 The Complete Braktionary 📖

Meaning: Greeting - Hello, what's up, how's it

Example: "Aweh! Ready for your brak's transformation?"

Meaning: When your dog rolls so hard in shit he can't get out of bed the next day

Example: "Ag shame, Boomer's got serious kak babbelas after yesterday's farm adventure"

Meaning: Cool; expression of appreciation for something very well accomplished

Example: "That grooming job was proper bakgat!"

Meaning: Mountain poop from homeless persons - dogs' favorite delicacy

Example: "Ag no man, not the bergie kak again!"

Meaning: Your mate, buddy, friend

Example: "Ag boet, your dog is proper si!"

Meaning: Dog, hound, four-legged chaos maker

Example: "That brak found every puddle in Cape Town"

Meaning: Mate, pal (Cape Town classic)

Example: "Listen china, your poodle needs help"

Meaning: "I say!" Used when making a statement

Example: "Ek sê, that's the cleanest your brak has ever been!"

Meaning: Not again! Expression of dismay when you see your freshly groomed dog

Example: "Eish... we literally just bathed you yesterday!"

Meaning: Really, very, extremely (for emphasis)

Example: "That's a fokken clean dog!"

Meaning: Fed up, had enough (usually describing the owner, not the dog)

Example: "I'm gatvol of finding mud in my car every day"

Meaning: Complete mess, chaos

Example: "What a gemorsjors! Looks like a mud wrestling match happened here"

Meaning: Looking good, dangerously attractive

Example: "After that Ultimate Grooming? Your brak is looking proper gevaarlik!"

Meaning: Jolling hard in mud, going wild

Example: "Your lab was proper gooirooi in that dam yesterday"

Meaning: Dog, four-legged family member

Example: "Your hond is looking proper gevaarlik after that grooming!"

Meaning: Informal greeting - hey, hello bru

Example: "Hos my bra! What se tjy? I smaak your brak!"

Meaning: Expression of amazement (clean OR dirty)

Example: "Jasis! That's either the cleanest or dirtiest dog I've ever seen"

Meaning: Not again! Expression of disbelief

Example: "Jirre, we literally just washed you!"

Meaning: To party, have fun (what dogs do in mud puddles)

Example: "C'mon bru, we're going jolling tonight in that puddle!"

Meaning: Completely shaved, bare as a baby's bottom

Example: "One kaalgat special coming up!"

Meaning: Universal word for mess, chaos, or poop

Example: "Emergency! My brak rolled in kak again!"

Meaning: When a dog finds a big pile of kak and does zoomies in it

Example: "There goes Max again - full kak tornado mode in that cow pat!"

Meaning: When your dog sees something nasty and goes for it - no regrets

Example: "There goes Bella... kyk noord en fok voort into that cow pat"

Meaning: Boss, fancy person

Example: "Your poodle thinks he's a proper laanie after his Ultimate Grooming"

Meaning: When your dog finds the nastiest thing to roll in - "He scores!"

Example: "And there's the dead fish... LADUMA!"

Meaning: Scatter-brain, someone not paying attention, airhead

Example: "Don't be a loskop - write down the pickup time!"

Meaning: Traditional healer or diviner; My Dog's Spa groomer who performs magic on your dog

Example: "Take your si brak to the sangoma - they'll work miracles with those clippers!"

Meaning: Dirty, smelly, but somehow still adorable

Example: "Your brak is looking proper si after that beach adventure"

Meaning: Expression of surprise/amazement

Example: "Sjoe! Professional nail service indeed!"

Meaning: Street dog, gangster, lovable rogue

Example: "Your poodle might look fancy, but he's a proper skollie at heart"

Meaning: To like something, fancy, appreciate

Example: "I smaak your brak's new haircut - proper gevaarlik!"

Meaning: Kak Legend status - made national colors for rolling in kak

Example: "Congratulations! You've reached Springbok level - 50 kak rolling incidents!"

Meaning: Come say hello, stick out, make an appearance

Example: "Steek uit by Poochy Coo - we'll hook your brak up with some adventure!"

Meaning: Bergie kak laced with drugs; makes dogs trip

Example: "Don't stress - our Poochy Coo walkers carry activated charcoal for tikdrol emergencies"

Meaning: When a dog shakes off all the nasty kak onto the owner after rolling; the purest form of love a dog can show

Example: "Here comes the tornado kak shake - she's so proud to share her treasure with me!"

Meaning: Shortened version of voetsek; go away (but we embrace the mess now!)

Example: "No more tsek - we celebrate the chaos!"

Meaning: Letting your dog be a dog; embracing their natural chaos

Example: "Ubuntu, boet - let them roll, we'll sort it out"

Meaning: A lovably messy dog (literal: dirty rascal)

Example: "Come here, you little vuilbrak!"

Meaning: Yes! I got it! (Usually when securing a last-minute booking)

Example: "Yebo! We can squeeze your si brak in at 3pm"

Meaning: Edgy, cool, with attitude

Example: "Your brak's got that zef vibe going strong"