Shem

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Shem definition 1

Expression of pity/affection.

"Shem, he tried his best."

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

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

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Shem 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Short for shemeji, meaning brother-in-law/sister-in-law, often used flirtatiously for someone’s attractive sibling or even just playfully for a friend’s partner.

Shem 🇧🇼 Botswana

Shem (Shame/Sorry)

"Shem, sorry gore o tshwerwe ke stress (Shame, sorry you're stressed)"

🇿🇦 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.

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🌍 "Shem" Across Africa

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

Shem 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Expression of pity/affection.

Shem 🇧🇼 Botswana

Shem (Shame/Sorry)

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