What it means
Comes from Afrikaans and it literally translates to something like "hole-full" which paints quite the picture. Means you've had it, you're completely fed up, you cannot take one more second of whatever nonsense is happening. South Africans pull this one out when they're done being polite about load shedding, traffic on the N1, or someone nicking the last biltong. Pure frustration in two syllables, beautifully blunt.
Usage examples
"Three hours of load shedding while trying to work from home, boet I am gatvol of this, let's just braai with what's left in the fridge."
"I'm gatvol of the load shedding, three blackouts before lunch and the fridge is basically a cupboard now."
"She got gatvol of waiting for the bus and just walked the whole way home in the rain."
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