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 Paul Pogba doing the Gwara gwara?
The word was popularised on social media after Naomi Campbell said ‘amandala’ instead of the correct ‘amandla’ at the Global Citizen Festival in 2018.
You'll be strong. Hayi wethu Amandala to you.
I have applied at UNISA, I want to study while chilling at home.
This person is old, can't you see that phuza face?
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 😍
He came in with a vrr phaa and all the girls went crazy.
Kaizer Chiefs lost to Chippa Utd today, savuyi mntkbw.
Madumane: Thank you Sauta for the love.
Twitter post caption: It can only be South Ah