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Payday

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Betaaldag (Pay day)

"Can't wait for payday (Can't wait for salary day)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Payday 🇧🇼 Botswana

Payday (Salary day)

"Gompieno ke payday (Today is payday)"
Payday 🇱🇷 Liberia

Salary day (Payday)

"Tomorrow is payday! (Tomorrow is salary day!)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Payday" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Payday 🇧🇼 Botswana

Payday (Salary day)
Payday 🇱🇷 Liberia

Salary day (Payday)
Payday 🇳🇦 Namibia

Salary day (Payment date)

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