A South African term for a toasted or grilled cheese sandwich, typically made in a jaffle iron or sandwich press. In South Africa, a snackwich is a beloved everyday comfort food — two slices of bread pressed and toasted together with fillings like cheese, tomato, or ham melting inside. It's the local equivalent of a toastie or grilled cheese, and the word is widely recognised across South African households and lunchtime menus.
After school, Gran always had a snackwich and a glass of Oros waiting on the kitchen counter.
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(South Africa) A grilled cheese sandwich.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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