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Mjolo

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 7 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Mjolo definition 1

Romantic relationships/dating scene.

"Mjolo is stressing people."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Mjolo definition 2

Dating/romantic relationship life (often used humorously)" ("Zulu slang (popular regionally)")

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Mjolo definition 3

(Township slang/Zulu) A term for dating or the dating scene. uMjolo is used humorously to refer to the ups and downs of love life. South Africans often say 'mjolo is not for the weak' to commiserate about heartbreak and drama in relationships.

"Eish, mjolo! My friend cried the whole night after her breakup – truly, mjolo is not for the weak."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Mjolo definition 4

Mjolo (Dating/Relationships)

"Mjolo o nkgathetse (Dating has tired me)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Mjolo definition 5

Lutsandvo/budlelwane (Love/relationship)

"Mjolo will show you flames (Mjolo will show you flames)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 6

Mjolo definition 6

Lerato / Likamano (Love / Relationships)

"Mjolo o boima! (Love is hard!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 7

Mjolo definition 7

Uuyuni / dating game (Dating / relationships)

"Mjolo will show you flames! (Dating will show you flames!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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7 community definitions
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July 2025

Similar Words

Mjolo 🇿🇦 South Africa

Romantic relationships/dating scene.

"Mjolo is stressing people."
Mjolo 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Lutsandvo/budlelwane (Love/relationship)

"Mjolo will show you flames (Mjolo will show you flames)"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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