Can you name 10 South African slang words used by all South African citizens?

This is a fun question, so go crazy! No need to argue on this one! And no need to think or google answers. Just try and be original. Best answer will be the one that can name some slang that was adopted within the last 5 years.

Can you name 10 South African slang words used by all South African citizens?
Emphasis being on the fact that the words should be used by ALL South Africans, this is what i came up with:





1.Ja/Ya


2. Aag


3. Haai/ Hi


4. Ne


5. Sharp


6. Bra/ Bro


7. Lekker


8. Mense ( Mostly used in PTA)


9. Chommie


10. Laaitie


11. Sure


12. Moegoe


13. Eish


14. Howzit


15. Heita


16. Moja


17. Moer


18. Groet


19.Grand


20. Kak


22.Twak


23.Jozi/ Ndofaya


24. Babalaaz


25. Juis (which is meant to mean "of course")


26. Stuur


27. Ncaa


28. Tiger ( R10)


29. Tekkies


30. Trek


31. Braai





Shall i go on?! Come on i gave u 3 times more than what you asked.Ek is seker dat ek verdien die 10 punte.Ta laaitie
Reply:Howzit.


When I moved to UK, I found out that china (as in howzit my china) is actually cockney.


China plate rhymes with best mate.


So someone is you're best china (plate) their you're best mate.


I always wondered why calling someone Chinese meant their you're friend.


Some more of my favorites are:





Kak man- my European housemates always giggle when I say this, cause it's similar in most European languages (Hungarians say Koko etc)


Vrot- Doesn't this word just ooze with imagery, it is so descriptive. Vrrrot!


Jebo yes- Always brings a smile to someones face.


And of course my favorite, Howzit!


When my European housemates ask me, how do you say hello in a country with 11 languages?


I always reply, Howzit, one greeting for one nation, cause despite our differences, we have one thing in common, we are all God's people.
Reply:Ja/Nee Swaer
Reply:1. Benaai-mostly used in londen by all th south africans


2. Leka


3. Proudly, lol


4. Souties


5. Kif


6. Rainbow Nation


7. Yebo Goggo


8. Bru


9. Eish, met eish ja, lol


10. Mored ( uitgespreek moered, if we are making fun of english south africans we say were are going to more(moer) you or you were mored(moered))...lol
Reply:Ahoy amigo...... ummm... im 22hours and a couple of min-yets late... and because of that there are no more for me to use, so umm ya china, hopefully i make the next q in time.





Gabotse
Reply:I scheme we go for a braai later, I want some choz
Reply:Ja well no fine


now now = which could be from 1 min to whatever time


howzit my cuz/china


bergies


chomma = friends


twala= drink


mors dood = stone dead


hemel tog man


hey swaar
Reply:Looks like there's lot of slang here, maar I go with PHATMAX cos i know everything he mentioned. When my man chats up his buddies, he calls them majimbos. He calls me vrou. U'll find a lot of slang in this site: http://www.southafrica.info/plan_trip/tr...


Moja majimbos.
Reply:My husband just told me that I often use the word "goggas" for bugs (left over from my South Africa days) and we sometimes refer to the barbeque as a "braai" when it is only us at home -although my children think we are mad as both my husband and I are born Americans, yet feel a connection to South Africa to the degree that we still throw in South African slang (the bit that we know and remember) into our private talks. The words I remember fondly are: bakkies, robot and koppie. And do you still use the word "shame" so much?





Thanks for asking this question Porgie, and for everyone who answered, I am having such a great time writing these down for practice on our next trip to SA - in three weeks, so VERY excited!!! Its all so lekker!
Reply:Hello Porgie!





Okay, i have put lots of thought into this so lets see if i reach my potential! lol, its easy so im sure i will! lol





1. Smaak - I smaak you.


2. Bru - As in a friend


3. Eina - Ouch


4. Gatvol - Im gatvol with Brad Morris. lol


5. Babbelas - A terrible thing called a hangover!


6. Vrot - That apple is vrot (rotten)


7. Dos - Im going for a quick dos (sleep)


8. Klap - Smack


9. Jol - We had a jol at the club! (party)


10. Ja - Yes





And one more which i love the best STUKKEND. My dad used to say to me 'I love you stukkend'. lol!!





Good question once again and it was fun!


Kim :)
Reply:Holla - Hello


sekoko-top dog


Heitha - Hello


Howzit - How are you


My broo - My Man


Mpintshi - Home boy


Lova - Stupid


Guluva - Clever


Nncaa! - Shap


tau-friend-south africa
Reply:Ok, so here is my attempt:





nooit : never


oke : guy


lekker : nice, good


bru : friend


kak : almost an infinite amount of meanings!


tuning : talking, usually rubbish speak


kif : cool


like : throw this in as many times as possible (more American than SA though


china : guy, friend


moered : not really slang but most use it. Sure you know what it means!





Usage:





Like, nooit hey my bru, the other day some oke and his chinas started tuning me kak so I moered them lekker hard. It was pretty kif...
Reply:Afrikaans is a language on its own, but as it looks here, people use it as a slang, Why?
Reply:Hey ya bit late on this one but wanted to add my '5 bob' want 'jy weet mos'. Want 'heene' i'm missing home and all the slang, 'ne'?





5 bob - 50 cents


jy weet mos - you know how/what


heene - i think it's oh gosh


oh gosh - sigh


majiga - thing (ma-jig-ga)


ne - isn't it


and all - explains itself


duidelik - cool


wat - what


kalima - please


howzit - how it is going


lekker soos n fire cracker - good


cherry - girl/girlfriend


lank - alot


grand - it's all good


no business - u forward, how could u


bru - brother


hybo - no way (excuse all spelling)


ag shame - expression


really - expression


I like it, i think it's nice - expression


moor - hit, fight


where ma me - expression


oh my word - expression


gaan jy - go you


ooh ya - sigh


aag - whatever





that's all i can think of right now.
Reply:dos-sleep


chow-eat


now now-never


dop-alcoholic beverage


jol-party


bokkie-girlfriend


babbelas-hang over


braai-barbeque


lekker-its good


China-friend
Reply:Holla - Hello


Grand - Allright


Heitha - Hello


Howzit - How are you


My bro - My Man


Mpintshi - Home boy


Lova - Stupid


Mafikizolo - New comer


Guluva - Clever


Nncaa! - Sharp
Reply:Yebbo/yebbo goggo


Eish


Bru/bra


amma glug -glug...almost anything is amma something.


Hmmm...my creativity just ran out! All I can think of now..:o)





Just remembered some more...Jozi/Egoli


Howzit


Laduma


It is a bit old..shongololo(we on the farm used it a lot for a centiped)
Reply:howzit - hi


kak - hee hee we all know what this one means


shongololo - the worm thing


chwala - cigarette


dop - drink


babalaas - hangover


china - friend


choon you - tell you


gogga - insect


bliksem or donder - smack really hard


brak - pavement special


biltong - hey its called jerkey overseas


boerewors - sausage


braai - barbeque


jozi - joburg


ikapa - cape town


siff - i am not sure if this ones south african





mmm... so many. so many :-)
Reply:Eish i'm 23 late.


But since i'm here watzup bro!
Reply:Doos


Poes


Eish


Oke


Braai


Haikona


Vrei


Pomp


Mofie


Joost die doos :)





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