Browse African Slang

Non-Black (identity tag),The pod is NB only.

Not gonna lie

A tangerine/mandarin orange.

Meat (food focus).

A playful nickname for South Africa's Heritage Day (24 September). It's called this because people across the country ar...

Here it is / presenting.

Tired (short from "ndo f tired" style).

Never / no way.

Really? / for real?

Zulu for 'I love you.' Often searched by non-Zulu speakers wanting to express love

I'm vibing / enjoying.

Zulu phrase meaning 'I'm crazy about you.' Became a slangy romantic line due to a famous song

Scar (metaphor for past struggle).

Give (give them something).

Close male friend (affectionate).

Like / just like.

Hitman; also buff guy aesthetic.

Reference to controversy / lavish home.

Me (Sotho).

Won't agree / won't back down (Afro influence).

Everything okay.

A humorous South African way to convey indecision or mixed feelings, often said when someone is non-committal. It string...

Whatever it takes.

A sarcastic structure: e.g., “Sense will not kill you” meaning “you’re very smart” (when someone does something clever)....

Afrikaans for "never!" but used as an exclamation meaning "No way!" or "Unbelievable!" It's an expression of surprise or...

Means in a little while, sooner than 'just now'.

“Thingy” or whatchamacallit (casual way to refer to an object).

Literally “youngster,” but in slang used to mean *girlfriend* (urban usage). (Origin: Tsotsitaal, Zulu origin)

A casual township slang term meaning "my boy" or "my buddy." From Nguni languages (like Zulu/Xhosa) "ntwana" means child...

Another popular term for buttocks.

Embarrass / put down.

To heavily self-brand (after Cassper).

Money notes (street).

Means “hunger” in Shona, also used to imply *lust or craving*, even sexual hunger.