South African
Culture: South Africa Slang
South African Slang
A selection of typical South African slang words and phrases.
A
Aita! ('ai-tah')
Alright! "Aita dude, howsit?"
B
Babbelas ('Bub-be-las')
A hangover. "I've got the worst babbelas ever. I'm never drinking
again."
Baff
Fart. "I've just let rip a baff."
Ballas
Balls, i.e. Testicles. "I've got itchy ballas."
Barnie
Fight, punch up. "I'm in the mood for a barnie."
Befok, Befuck
Wild, excellent, great! "That's bloody befok!"
Bliksem
Punch, hit. "If you don't shut you're face, I'm gonna bliksem you!"
Bokkie
Pretty young lady. "Look at that bokkie, she's hot."
Brah
Mate, friend. "Aita brah."
C
Catch a tan
To get a suntan. "I really need to catch a tan."
China
Friend, buddy, mate. "This is my china."
Chips
Means 'lookout!' A warning. "Chips man! That bird nearly shit on
your head."
D
Dagga
Marijuana, dope. "Lets smoke some dagga".
Dankie
Thank you. "Dankie for the beer china."
Doff
Stupid, idiot. "Look at that f**king doff."
Drol
Shit. "Oh drol!"
Duidelik
It's cool. "That car's well duidelik."
E
Eina
Ouch! That f**king hurt!
F
Flip
Oh No!
G
Gesuip
Drunk. "I was totally gesuip last night, I don't remember a thing."
Graze
Eat. "Lets go have a graze at Burger King."
H
Howzit
How is it going?
Hows your mind?!
"You want me to do what?! Hows your mind??"
I
Isit?
Used in place of "really?"
J
Jammie
A car. "That's a nice jammie you've got there."
Jawl
A good time. "I had a jawl last night."
K
Kak
Shit, "Don't give me that kak!"
Klap
Slap. "You give me anymore lip and I'm going to bitch-klap you!"
Kus
Tired, knackered "I'm totally kus."
L
Lekker
Nice. "That's one lekker piece of ass."
Lights out
Unconscious. "It was lights out for me last night, I was that gesuip."
M
Mamparra
A fool. "What a mampara!"
Moffie
Wimp, weakling. "Come on you big moffie, just jump!"
N
Nooit
No-way!
O
Oke
guy, chap. "Look at that oke over there."
P
Park off
To chill out. "Lets go park off at your place tonight."
R
Rock Up
To arrive. "The party starts when I rock up."
S
Snot-klap
To hit someone hard. "And then he snot-klap me, right in the stomach."
Scale
To steal. "If you scale that car, you could end up in jail."
Sif
Disgusting. "Omg that is sif!!"
Skinner
Gossip. "So, what's the latest skinner?"
Skolly
Ruffian. 'That bloke looks like a right skolly."
Stroppy
Cheeky. "You stroppy sod you."
Stukkie
Sexist term for a woman. "She won't be able to lift that, she's
a stukkie."
T
Takkies
Trainers. "I've just bought a new pair of takkies."
Tune ('Choon')
To tell, to talk to provoke. "Don't tune me grief man, or i'll klap
you!"
U
Up-chuck
Throw up, puke. "Oh no, I think I'm gonna up-chuck."
V
Voetsek
Get lost, buzz off. "Just voetsek, you crazy mampara."
W
Woes
Wound up, aggressive. "That swan looks woes."
Y
Yoh
An expression of surprise. "Yoh, was that Kylie Minogue I just saw?!"
Yada yada yada
Blah blah blah
Z
Zol
A homemade cigarette. "Roll me another zol china."
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