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🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Spaar (Save money)

"Trying to save money (Trying to save money)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

KASINARY has 2661 South Africa slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Save" Across Africa

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

Save 🇦🇴 Angola

Guardar / salvar (To save)
Save 🇺🇬 Uganda

Save (Save)
Save 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Save (Save)
Save 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Save (Save)
Save 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kuhifadhi (To save)
Save 🇱🇾 Libya

سيف (Save / put aside)

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