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Buddy

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 3 definitions
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Buddy definition 1

Buddy (Friend)

"My buddy o kae? (Where's my friend?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Buddy definition 2

بادي - Buddy

"يا بادي (Hey buddy) - Ya buddy"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Buddy definition 3

Rafiki (Friend)

"Sasa buddy (Hey buddy)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇧🇼 Botswana
Definitions
3 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Buddy 🇹🇬 Togo

Copain (Buddy)

"Salut buddy! (Hi buddy!)"
Buddy 🇪🇬 Egypt

بادي - Buddy

"يا بادي (Hey buddy) - Ya buddy"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

KASINARY has 1824 Botswana slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Botswana slang (1824 words)

🌍 "Buddy" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Buddy 🇹🇬 Togo

Copain (Buddy)
Buddy 🇪🇬 Egypt

بادي - Buddy
Buddy 🇰🇪 Kenya

Rafiki (Friend)

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