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Red flags

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Rooi vlae (Warning signs)

"So many red flags (So many warning signs)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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Red flags 🇧🇼 Botswana

Red flags (Warning signs)

"O na le di red flags (You have red flags)"
Red flags 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Tibonakaliso letimbi (Bad signs)

"Red flags tiningi kulo mjita (Many red flags with this guy)"

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🌍 "Red flags" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Red flags 🇧🇼 Botswana

Red flags (Warning signs)
Red flags 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Tibonakaliso letimbi (Bad signs)
Red flags 🇬🇲 Gambia

Red flags everywhere (Red flags everywhere)
Red flags 🇬🇭 Ghana

Warning signs/Danger signals (Bad indicators)
Red flags 🇰🇪 Kenya

Ishara mbaya (Bad signs)
Red flags 🇳🇦 Namibia

Warning signs (Danger signals)

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