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.
Did you see him in his friend's car, ebesikiphiko and pretending not to see us.
I can't wait to get home and smoke my dagga.
I'm dying from babalaas now, ndifuna ukuqabula.
Those ones will never get married. They've been doing vat n sit for more than 5 years.
The direct translation from Afrikaans is: The dolls will dance
Mom told them to take out the meat from the freezer in the morning and they forgot. Die poppie sal dans when she comes back from church.
Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are the biggest rivals in the continent of Africa.
It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
I went home last weekend and my highlight was the 7 colours oledi cooked.
I enjoy listening to Maskandi
My favourite Maskandi artist is Mgqumeni
Can you please play the Nkalakatha song.