Phola definition 1
Chill / relax.
"Phola, we got time."
Phola definition 2
Chill out; relax (calm down) (Origin: Setswana/Zulu <a href="/word/<a href="/word/<a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a>" class="internal-link" title="View definition of <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">Slang</a>"><a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a></a>" class="internal-link" title="View definition of <a href="/word/<a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a>" class="internal-link" title="View definition of <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">Slang</a>"><a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">Slang</a></a>"><a href="/word/<a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a>" class="internal-link" title="View definition of <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">Slang</a>"><a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a></a></a>)
"*Phola*, guys—there’s enough food for everyone, no need to push."
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- 🇧🇼 Botswana
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- July 2025
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Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.
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