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.
"Leina la gago ke Thabo, akere?" >> Your name is Tshepo, isn't it?
1. I speak like this because I drink Woolworths water every morning.
2. Tanqueray is the Woolworths of Gins.
These nyaope boys would kill you for R5.
He is behaving like this because he smoked nyaope.
Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air
Let's grab some biltong before we watch the game.
No one:
Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!
"there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"
Sandton slay queens are the worst, they will milk you dry then run way.
Did you see what Hazel did on Yizo Yizo last night?