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Clever

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 4 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Clever definition 1

Ironic use meaning a **street-smart guy** (not necessarily book-smart).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Clever definition 2

Clever (Smart/Cool)

"O clever black (You're very smart)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Clever definition 3

Uhlakaniphile / Umuntu oqondayo (Smart / Someone who understands)

"Ucabanga ukuthi u-clever kakhulu (You think you're too clever)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Clever definition 4

Bohlale / Ho ba smart (Intelligence / To be smart)

"U clever haholo wena! (You're very clever!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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4 community definitions
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July 2025

↻ Similar Words

Clever 🇧🇼 Botswana

Clever (Smart/Cool)

"O clever black (You're very smart)"
Clever 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mwerevu/mjanja (Clever/cunning)

"Amekuwa clever kuwapita wengine (He was clever to surpass others)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Clever" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Clever 🇧🇼 Botswana

Clever (Smart/Cool)
Clever 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mwerevu/mjanja (Clever/cunning)
Clever 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Uhlakaniphile / Umuntu oqondayo (Smart / Someone who understands)
Clever 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Bohlale / Ho ba smart (Intelligence / To be smart)

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