What does Cheese mean?

Imali, izimali (Money, cash) For example: "Ngingenayo i-cheese namhlanje (I don't have money today)"

Where does the slang word Cheese come from?

Cheese is a slang term from South Africa. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in South Africa and across Africa.

Cheese

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Cheese definition 1

Imali, izimali (Money, cash)

"Ngingenayo i-cheese namhlanje (I don't have money today)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Cheese 🇧🇼 Botswana

Cheese (Money)

"Ke batla cheese (I want money)"

Cheese 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Cheese (Local cheese)

"Make cheese from milk (Make cheese from milk)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Cheese" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Cheese 🇧🇼 Botswana

Cheese (Money)

Cheese 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Cheese (Local cheese)

Cheese 🇪🇬 Egypt

تشيز - Cheese (strategy)

Cheese 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Imali (Money)

Cheese 🇬🇲 Gambia

Stack the cheese (Stack the money)

Cheese 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Money slang (Cash)

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