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Phapha

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Phapha definition 1

Phapha (Hurry)

"Phapha, re tla sala (Hurry, we'll be late)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Phapha definition 2

Ukuzenza uqavile / Ukuziphakamisa (Acting superior / Showing off)

"Uyaphapha wena mfethu, yehlisa umoya (You're showing off dude, calm down)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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2 community definitions
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August 2025

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Phapha 🇿🇦 South Africa

Go nna boitshepo jo bogolo (To be too confident)

"O phapha thata wena (You're too forward)"
Phapha 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Ukuzenza uqavile / Ukuziphakamisa (Acting superior / Showing off)

"Uyaphapha wena mfethu, yehlisa umoya (You're showing off dude, calm down)"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

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

KASINARY has 1824 Botswana slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Phapha" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Phapha 🇿🇦 South Africa

Go nna boitshepo jo bogolo (To be too confident)
Phapha 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Ukuzenza uqavile / Ukuziphakamisa (Acting superior / Showing off)

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