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.
Stop talking shit jou ma se poes
"We are a sad generation with happy pictures"
I am a proud member of the "sad generation".
It can also be used to refer to an adult male but you need to make sure that you are not scared of that person you call kwedini.
I will moer you, kwedini. Don't disrespect me like that.
I didn't see you there, askies for stepping on you.
Man 1: You left your phone in the bathroom, I left it at the reception.
Man 2: Dankie, chief.
You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.
When you friends see that Amanda is going to play with your fellings, they simply use the term like
"🗣: Batla u hurda boy tlohella ngwanana enwa"
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