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Babbelas

🇳🇦 Namibia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Hangover / omutwe gwokumwa (Hangover)

"I have a serious babbelas today. (I have a serious hangover today.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇦 Namibia
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Babbelas 🇿🇦 South Africa

A bad hangover (originating from Zulu *ibhabhalazi*).

Babelas 🇳🇦 Namibia

A hangover from alcohol. Commonly used across Namibia and South Africa (spelled babalas in SA)

"Ek het gister heavy babelas, my kop pyn. (I have a serious hangover from yesterday, my head hurts.)"

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Babbelas 🇿🇦 South Africa

A bad hangover (originating from Zulu *ibhabhalazi*).

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