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Bag

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Imali enkulu (A lot of money)

"Secure the bag always (Secure the money always)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Bag 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Money (as in “securing the bag,” making cash – borrowed from global slang).

Bag 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Sak (Bag)

"Mon bag i tro lour (My bag is too heavy)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

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🌍 "Bag" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bag 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Money (as in “securing the bag,” making cash – borrowed from global slang).
Bag 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Sak (Bag)
Bag 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Money or securing money
Bag 🇪🇬 Egypt

شنطة - Bag
Bag 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ባግ/ገንዘብ (Bag/money)
Bag

Money or securing money
Bag 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Amafaranga (Money)

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