South Africa Slang Dictionary
South African slang is a rich, multilingual mix that borrows freely from the country's eleven official languages - isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sesotho and more - plus street languages like tsotsitaal and Sepitori. It's the language of the townships, the taxi rank, kwaito and amapiano, and everyday Mzansi life from Joburg to Cape Town to Durban. Words like eish, howzit, lekker, sharp sharp and yebo are woven into how South Africans speak every day. Explore the community-built dictionary of South African slang below - and add the words you know.
I will moer you.
Come here, jou moer.
I'm planning a chillas this coming weekend at my place.
Also occurs as skaftien, skhafthin
Plase bring a skaftin, I want to put my leftovers.
I just need some zaka to buy the braai meat and all will be well
I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you.
There's a stereotype that they grow up in very strict households but once they get their "freedom", they become very rachet.
The way she dances with that Savanna, you wouldn't believe that she is a PK.
Can also be spelled as senxl.
Yho snxl kamnandi mntkbw.
I'm so tired mntkbw.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.
I just need 2 drata then I'll be fine.
These twelebs are always plagiarising our posts and get more likes for them.