Rap Genius
South African Slang Dictionary
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1632
2198
10s/tens
9m / imillimeter / millimeter / 9 millimeter
2bop
5bop
A
abo-ringa-more
achuz/achuze
aikhona
askies
ayoba
atchar
azishe
ATV
B
babalas
babi
bade
baisa
bamba
bari / bhari
belas
blesser
blomo
boda smandana
bokgata
bomzala
bra / bru / broer
brasse
bundus
C
Cap city
can't-get
caracara
cava
chankura
chava
chepad
cheri
cheese-boy/cheese-girl
chilla
chipi
chommie
choko
chow
clipper
coli
coconut
D
daai ding
dala
danko
dima
dintshang
dikata
dladla
dololo
dom
domkop
dontie
Dubane
dulas
E
eish
ek sê
eintlik
Egoli
F
Flaka
flakka
flopo
fong kong
fokol
fede
four-five
G
gusheshe
guluva
gurashe
Gomora
gidla
gintsa
grand
grootman
H
H
habashwe
hayibo!
heita
hierso
hoezit
I
isonka
isonka sombako
isonka samanzi
J
jaar
jacket
Joe
jol
jiki-jiki
jinda
Joni
Jozi
juish
juta
K
Kaapstad
kasi
khehla
klippa
Kofifi
kota
kopo
kotini
L
lamba
last number
lastig
laaitie
laanie
laduma
laga
lamza
Leglera
lekintsa
lepara
lekgowa
lenyeme/lenyema
lenyora
lituation
lokasie
loose
losgat
lova
M
maada
machankura
machuchu
maftown
magenge
magents
Maglera
magriza
mahata
majimbos
makgata
makoya
mamazala
mampara
mampela
mandelas / randelas / madibas
mat'aka
maspoto
mavati
mawaza
mbamo
medi
mfethu
Mjipa
mkhukhu
modouva
moja
moegoe
mogwanti
mothalo
moqwebo
mozolo
mpintji
minaeza
miza/mize
Mjondolo
m'rapper
Msotra
mswenko
mxhaga
mzala
Mzansi
N
nca
ncanda
ncozi
ngamla
ngwana
ngud
nine-nine
nje
now-now / nou-nou
nou de laas
ntanga
ntja
ntshiza / ntjeza
nyaope
nyala
nyuku
O
ola / hola
outie / authi
ouens / ou
P
pasop
patla
paiza
pinkis
Pirara
Pitori/Pitoria
phanda
phazamisa
phuza face
PLK
plata
pozi
Q
qcaza
qho
R
ringa
Rusty Dusty
S
sata
sbali
SBWL
sfebe / sefebe
sgele / sgela
sgelekeqe
shampopo / shampas
shandis
shandapha
shibobo
shisa nyama
shot left
sjambok
skeem
skelem
skhaftin
skgata
skhothane
skhot' so hard
skoro-koro
skuif
smandana
smega
smokolo
snaaks
slahla
slay-queen
sleg
sosh plata
Soudy
South Aah
Southy
spani/spane
spaza / spaza shop
sphahlo
spoto
spillion
spieël
spura
spykos
sqeta
stena
starring/stering
stompie
straata
stru
T
tekkies
thebelele
timer
tiger
tsek
tuk-tuk
tao
tsotsi
U
V
van toeka
vaya
vele
ver
voetsek / fotsek / fusek
vluit
vrrr pha
vuilpop
Vosloo
W
waar
Weskaap
wayza
X
Y
yebo
Z
zai-zai
zaka
zi’naai
ziyamporoma
zola
zolo