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.
A person, usually a blesser or sugar mama who just swipes his/her card without any hesitation.
Example
We are out of beer... mswapheni
We are out of meat... mswapheni
A Xhosa clan name that was made famous by former president Nelson Mandela.
Example
Madiba passed away in December 2013.
South African Minister of Finance. His signature used to be in SA money hence his name is often referred to when skrr skrr gang is talking about money.
Example
Tito Mboweni, sha sha...
A baSotho/Tswana term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball).
Example
O boa marete saan
In South Africa, a born-free is anyone who was born after 27 April 1994 (Freedom day).
Example
You born-frees don't know anything about struggle.
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