What does Drip or drown mean?

Style or fail (Fashion success or failure) For example: "Tonight be drip or drown (Tonight is style or fail)"

Where does the slang word Drip or drown come from?

Drip or drown is a slang term from Ghana. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Ghana and across Africa.

Drip or drown

🇬🇭 Ghana Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition

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Style or fail (Fashion success or failure)

"Tonight be drip or drown (Tonight is style or fail)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇬🇭 Ghana
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Drip or drown 🇿🇦 South Africa

Fashion success or failure | Mode sukses of mislukking

"It's drip or drown at the party"

Drip → Drip 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Fayn fayn dres → Nice nice dress

"Yu drip wikɛd tide → Your drip is wicked today"

🇬🇭 About Ghana Slang

Ghanaian slang reflects the country's diverse ethnic tapestry. Akan, Ewe, and Ga languages fuse with English to create Pidgin expressions and Afrobeats-influenced street terms.

KASINARY has 1934 Ghana slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Ghana slang (1934 words)

🌍 "Drip or drown" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Drip or drown 🇿🇦 South Africa

Fashion success or failure | Mode sukses of mislukking

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