Lazy person / hole (Lazy person) For example: "Get up you gat, it's noon already! (Get up you lazy person, it's noon already!)"

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

Gat

🇳🇦 Namibia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Gat definition 1

Lazy person / hole (Lazy person)

"Get up you gat, it's noon already! (Get up you lazy person, it's noon already!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇳🇦 Namibia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Gat

A mixture between Gay and Fat

"That shane lad is Gat"

Gat 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ibn/walad (Son of - from Nuer)

"Gat Machar ja (Son of Machar came)"

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🌍 "Gat" Across Africa

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

Gat

Afrikaans word meaning "hole" or "butt/backside"; commonly used in South African slang

Gat 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ibn/walad (Son of - from Nuer)

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