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.
Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.
I wanna take a nap in my room.
I thought he want to catch a nap.
Ndicela undinike umkhonto wam.
Can you please give me my spear.
Hlonipha uyihlo no nyoko.
Respect your dad and mom.
I'm dying from babalaas now, ndifuna ukuqabula.
She has all this money because she's dating Jollof boys. She's a Jollofina.
Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.
That girl is hot gents. Ke Letsabitsa.
He got a drop after sleeping with that girl last week.
I can't wait to get home and smoke my dagga.