Pepper dem

🇿🇦 South Africa
Added July 17, 2025
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To “pepper” someone is to flaunt your success to make others envious.
by Khulekani Dladla July 17, 2025
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A phrase meaning to flamboyantly show off, often to make others jealous. In a relationship context, a couple said to be 'peppering' others is showing off their love and success to spite onlookers.
"Abi you see as Tunde and him wife dress come party? Dem come pepper dem, oh! (Translation: Did you see how Tunde and his wife dressed when they came to the party? They came just to show off and make others jealous!)"
by Khulekani Dladla August 02, 2025
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Make them jealous (Show off)
"Your success go pepper dem (Your success will make them jealous)"
by Khulekani Dladla August 10, 2025
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