What does Choms mean?

Friends collective. For example: "Where the choms at?"

Where does the slang word Choms come from?

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

Choms

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Jul 30, 2025 · 1 definition

TOP DEFINITION

Choms definition 1

Friends collective.

"Where the choms at?"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 30, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: July 2025

↻ Similar Words

Homos 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Homos (Hummus)

"Homos bel tahina (Hummus with tahini)"

Choma 🇳🇦 Namibia

Oku hupa / to kiss (To kiss)

"They were busy with choma at the party. (They were busy kissing at the party.)"

🇿🇦 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.

KASINARY has 2661 South Africa slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all South Africa slang (2661 words)

🇿🇦 More South Africa Slang

Mall rat Shopping center regular | Winkelsentrum gereelde S'thathu Trio / group of three. Cisha To kill or extinguish. Xenophilia spreading Foreign love growing | Vreemde liefde groei Gym bro culture Fitness brotherhood | Fiksheid broederskap Ages Baie lank (Very long time)

View all 2661 South Africa slang words

Related South Africa Slang Words

Library crush 🇿🇦 South Africa

Study area attraction | Studie area aantrekking

Swine 🇿🇦 South Africa

A vest or undershirt (because it resembles a pig skin? Origin unclear, but commonly used).

Africa is not for sissies 🇿🇦 South Africa

A popular saying reflecting the idea that life in Africa (or South Africa) can be tough and one must be resilient. "Not …

Job hunting hustle 🇿🇦 South Africa

Employment search effort | Werk soek poging

Justice journey 🇿🇦 South Africa

Fairness path | Regverdigheid pad

Manifesting 🇿🇦 South Africa

Manifesteer (Manifesting)

Live music therapy 🇿🇦 South Africa

Concert healing | Konsert genesing

Justice delayed 🇿🇦 South Africa

Slow legal system | Stadige regstelsel

More from Khulekani Dladla

Bolingo

(Lingala) The word for 'love' in Lingala, a language spoken in D.R. Congo. It's often hear…

bira 🇿🇼

Umgidi (traditional ceremony)

Bridal shower 🇿🇼

Shower yemwenga (bridal shower)

Bachelor party 🇿🇼

Pati yevakomana (bachelor party)

Lobola negotiations 🇿🇼

Nhaurirano dzeroora (lobola negotiations)

Discussion (0 comments)

Be the first to share your thoughts on Choms.

Keep exploring African slang

Random Word Browse C 🇿🇦 South Africa Slang 🌍 All 54 Countries