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Braids

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Vlegsels (Plaited hair)

"Fresh braids for December (Fresh plaited hair for December)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Braids 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Braids (Hair braids)

"Fresh braids (Fresh braids)"
Braids 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Dafayir (Plaited hair)

"Box braids (Box braids)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Braids" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Braids 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Braids (Hair braids)
Braids 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Dafayir (Plaited hair)
Braids 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ብሬድስ/ሹርባ (Braids)
Braids 🇰🇪 Kenya

Shuka (Braids)
Braids 🇱🇷 Liberia

Plaited hair/Cornrows (Braided hair)
Braids 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umusatsi uhujwe (Plaited hair)
Braids 🇿🇲 Zambia

Plaited hair
Braids 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Ama-braids (braids)

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