Oshimbombo / porridge (Maize porridge) For example: "We eating pap and vleis tonight. (We're eating porridge and meat tonight.)"

Where does the slang word Pap come from?

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

Pap

🇳🇦 Namibia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Oshimbombo / porridge (Maize porridge)

"We eating pap and vleis tonight. (We're eating porridge and meat tonight.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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

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Pap

Pap Share definition A man breast AKA a droopy breast. Not only is John Gardiner a tight cunt who never buys a drink, he’s also a PAP. by ABZ1903 December 29, 2020 Flag Get the Pap mug.

"Not only is John Gardiner a tight cunt who never buys a drink, he’s also a PAP."

Pap 🇿🇦 South Africa

Maize porridge, a staple food. Not slang but culturally significant and often searched

"We're having pap and wors tonight. (We're having maize porridge and sausage tonight.)"

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🌍 "Pap" Across Africa

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

Pap

Pap Share definition A man breast AKA a droopy breast. Not only is John Gardiner a tight cunt who never buys a drink, he’s also a PAP. by ABZ1903 Dece…

Pap 🇿🇦 South Africa

Maize porridge, a staple food. Not slang but culturally significant and often searched

Pap 🇧🇼 Botswana

Pap (Maize meal)

Pap 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Papa / Bogobe (Porridge / Pap)