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سكسكسك - Sksksk

Move stealth / creep (after park).

To skip school.

To run away suddenly (onomatopoeic for quick scampering off).

ስካይ ሊሚት - ወሰን ሰማይ (Sky limit)

سكايز ذا ليمت (Sky's the limit)

Skype (Skype)

Skyy (Vodka)

Slack

Poésie urbaine du Bénin (Beninese slam)

Definition,Example

Slap chips (Soft chips)

Thick, soft French fries – the kind that are a bit soggy and oily ("slap" means "limp" in Afrikaans). These are a takeaw...

Very good (song/food).

Labis helw jiddan (Dress very nicely)

Arrasar / mandar bem (To rock it)

Slay (Excel/look good)

A guy or girl who lives lavishly and flaunts it (see *slay queen* above, “slay king” is the male equivalent).

Khanga lonkhe lusuku (Look good all day)

Slay mama wig - Expensive fashionable wig

A term popular in SA (and across Africa) for a young woman who flaunts a lavish lifestyle on social media without a clea...

A popular African social media term for a young woman who is glamorous and flaunts a lavish lifestyle (often funded by a...

A young woman who lives lavishly (especially on social media) without an obvious income source.

Slay queen budget - Money needed to maintain a slay queen

Aspirante a reina (Slay queen wannabe)

Sleep (Go to bed)

سليب ديبرايفد - محروم من النوم (sleep deprived)

Proper rest (Sleep well)

Wake up late (Extended sleep)

سليب اوبتمايزيشن (Sleep optimization)

Sleep wake (Rest cycle)

سليبوفر، مبيت (Sleepover)

A portion/cut (money).

Kuingia DM (Enter DM)

Envoyer un message privé (Slide in DMs)

Glisser messages privés (Slide in DMs)

Slide into DMs (Message privately)

Entrar nas DMs (Slide into DMs)

سلايدنج إن دي إمز - Sliding into DMs

Slim (Slim)

Curvy but fit/Shaped physique (Ideal curves)

Flip-flops/Sandals (Casual footwear)

Viatu vya nyumbani (House shoes)

Boil

Slow (Slow/dumb)

Rencontres lentes (Slow dating)

Reduce speed (Slow down)

سلو فيد - Slow fade

سلو فاشن (Slow fashion)

سلو ليڤنج - Slow living