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 thought they broke up a long time ago only to find out they still have sekisi everyday.
Yho motase, I couldn't believe what I saw.
Madumane ke star.
Uthetha amasimba.
Translation: You are talking shit
Twitter post caption: It can only be South Ah
Madumane: Thank you Sauta for the love.
This is due to the flag of Japan, all white with a big red dot (indicates period blood in this case). 🇯🇵
Yoh mntase, I was so worried that I won't go to Japan this month but I woke up in Japan today.
Kaizer Chiefs lost to Chippa Utd today, savuyi mntkbw.
He came in with a vrr phaa and all the girls went crazy.
If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy 😂
We were just chilling and this yellow bone came in and everyone was looking at her. It was like a dream 😍
This person is old, can't you see that phuza face?