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Skhaftin

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Aug 02, 2025 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Skhaftin definition 1

Lunch box / packed food.

"Don't forget your skhaftin."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Skhaftin definition 2

Lijo tsa motšeare / Lunch box (Lunch food / Lunch box)

"Skhaftin sa ka se monate! (My lunch box is nice!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Skhaftin definition 3

Isidlo, ukudla (A meal, food)

"Siphethe iskhaftin esihle (We brought nice food)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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3 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Skhaftin 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Lijo tsa motšeare / Lunch box (Lunch food / Lunch box)

"Skhaftin sa ka se monate! (My lunch box is nice!)"
Skaftini 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Isidlo sasemini / Ukudla kwasemini (Lunch / Midday meal)

"Asiye siyodla iskaftini (Let's go eat lunch)"

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Skhaftin 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Lijo tsa motšeare / Lunch box (Lunch food / Lunch box)

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