Skat

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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(Afrikaans, 'treasure') Pronounced 'skutt.' A term of endearment meaning 'darling' or 'sweetheart.' Afrikaans speakers might say my skat to mean 'my treasure' when addressing a loved one.

"Ek het jou lief, my skat. (Translation: I love you, my darling.)"

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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Skat 🇿🇲 Zambia

Shoe (from Afrikaans *skoen* or town pronunciation).

Sakat 🇸🇩 Sudan

Sakatat (She was silent)

"Sakat wa ma raddat (She was silent and didn't reply)"

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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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Skat 🇿🇲 Zambia

Shoe (from Afrikaans *skoen* or town pronunciation).

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