Phola

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Phola definition 1

Chill / relax.

"Phola, we got time."

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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Phola 🇧🇼 Botswana

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="V…

"*Phola*, guys—there’s enough food for everyone, no need to push."

Hola 🇳🇦 Namibia

In Namibia hola can be a greeting (from Spanish 'hola') or an exclamation to pump people up

"Hola, hola Namibia! Maak geraas! (Hey hey Namibia! Make some noise!)"

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Phola 🇧🇼 Botswana

Chill / relax.

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