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.
free pass to being Freaky
Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.
Things are falling apart in Mzansi because of Cyril Ramaphosa.
Donβt worry, Arthur Zwane is rebuilding.
She left with a random guy yesterday guy and got mavuso in the morning.
The leader of the community was John Mabena.
I got myself igudumana, Iβm sorted for life.
Fede, I'll sort it out.
O dese!- Your cool/ You are cool!
E dese!- Its cool!
Slimes will bite your head off if you say something negative about A-Reece
As soon as he gets paid, his money goes to iskopari.