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Dankie

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Dankie definition 1

Thanks / appreciation.

"Dankie my bro."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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1 community definition
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August 2025

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Meaning she/he is dopey or stupid

"I was With Josh last weekend with Lola and he was just being dankie"
Dankie 🇳🇦 Namibia

Thank you (Thank you)

"Dankie for helping me out. (Thank you for helping me out.)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Dankie" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dankie

Thanks / appreciation.
Dankie 🇳🇦 Namibia

Thank you (Thank you)

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