Browse African Slang

Youth slang for “girl” or “chick” (origin from “baby” pronounced in a local way).

Expression of disbelief/impressed.

Yes.

Emphatic yes / victory chant.

An enthusiastic affirmation roughly meaning "Yeah, absolutely yes!" "Yebo" is Zulu for "yes" (or a vigorous "yes indeed"...

Wow / surprise.

Stop / wait.

"This thing is a dog" (meaning superb).

Soft/weak person (teasing).

An exclamation of surprise, disbelief, or amazement (common across languages).

Muscular / gains.

Everything / the whole thing.

Intense wow / shock.

Chaos / crazy vibe.

A proverb highlighting different attitudes to time. It implies that while Westerners (with watches) stress about punctua...

A conversational quirk where "must just" is used to suggest what someone should simply do. It adds a casual emphasis, im...

Casual way of saying "you guys" or addressing a group of people (with "ous" from Afrikaans meaning guys or fellows). Oft...

Carrying heavy load (figurative).

Pronounced 'yooses,' it's an exclamation of surprise in Cape slang