What does Circle mean?

Traffic circle/roundabout (Roundabout) For example: "Take the second exit at the circle (Take the second exit at the roundabout)"

Where does the slang word Circle come from?

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

Circle

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Circle definition 1

Traffic circle/roundabout (Roundabout)

"Take the second exit at the circle (Take the second exit at the roundabout)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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

↻ Similar Words

Circle 🇧🇼 Botswana

Circle (Roundabout)

"Tshela ka circle (Pass through the roundabout)"

Circle 🇬🇭 Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah Circle area (Major transport hub)

"Meet me for Circle (Meet me at Circle)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Circle" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Circle 🇧🇼 Botswana

Circle (Roundabout)

Circle 🇬🇭 Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah Circle area (Major transport hub)

Circle 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Metsoalle ea haufi / Close friends

Circle 🇬🇲 Gambia

Inner circle only (Close friends only)

Circle 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Itsinda ry'inshuti (Group of friends)

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