papsak, noun
- Plurals:
- papsaks.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more From Afrikaans pap soft + sak bag, with reference to the plastic bladder.
colloquial
box wine, when contained in its bag without the box; wine packaged in this way.
2007 L. Cohen in Sunday Times 19 Aug. 15“Farm workers drink beer, mostly, or they buy a 5 litre papsak [box wine] ..,” Tina said.
2016 sowetanlive.co.za (DSAE Corpus)I was not impressed with the cheap French wine and I’m pretty sure they won’t be too impressed with our papsak.
box wine, when contained in its bag without the box; wine packaged in this way.
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