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Paper

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Geld, papiergeld (Money, paper money)

"Chasing that paper (Chasing that money)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Paper 🇬🇭 Ghana

Money

"The paper dey for my pocket"
Paper 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Larzan (Money)

"Chase that paper (Chase that money)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Paper" Across Africa

This word is also used in 10 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Paper 🇬🇭 Ghana

Money
Paper 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Larzan (Money)
Paper 🇧🇼 Botswana

Paper (Money)
Paper 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Imali (Money/cash)
Paper 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ፔፐር/ገንዘብ (Paper/money)
Paper 🇱🇷 Liberia

Money/Cash (Currency/Bills)
Paper 🇬🇲 Gambia

Paper bi waroon na (The money is necessary)
Paper 🇺🇬 Uganda

Paper (Money)
Paper 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Money in general (Cash)
Paper 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Amafaranga (Money)

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