What does Single mean?

Single (One shot) For example: "Single tot (Single tot)"

Where does the slang word Single come from?

Single is a slang term from Botswana. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Botswana and across Africa.

What are other meanings of Single?

Single can also mean: Single (Not dating)

Single

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 2 definitions

TOP DEFINITION

Single definition 1

Single (One shot)

"Single tot (Single tot)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

DEFINITION 2

Single definition 2

Single (Not dating)

"Ke sa le single (I'm still single)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇧🇼 Botswana
Definitions: 2 community definitions
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Single 🇩🇿 Algeria

One song release

"Hot new single"

Single 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Selibater (Single)

"Mon kontan mon single (I'm happy I'm single)"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

KASINARY has 1824 Botswana slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Botswana slang (1824 words)

🌍 "Single" Across Africa

This word is also used in 16 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Single 🇩🇿 Algeria

One song release

Single 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Selibater (Single)

Single 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ma andi habib (Don't have a lover)

Single 🇦🇴 Angola

Música única (Single song)

Single 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Single (Single)

Single 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Single musical (Musical single)

Single 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Wimbo mmoja (One song)

Single 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሲንግል/ያላገባ (Single)

Single 🇬🇦 Gabon

Chanson solo (Solo song)

Single 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ha ke na moratuoa / Ke le mong (No lover / I'm alone)

Single 🇱🇾 Libya

سنقل (Single / unattached)

Single 🇳🇦 Namibia

One song release (Solo track)

Single 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umuntu udafite umukunzi (Person without a lover)

Single 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe

Músika solta (Música solta) (Single)

Single 🇺🇬 Uganda

Single (Single)

Single 🇿🇲 Zambia

One song

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View all 1824 Botswana slang words

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