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Swipe left

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Verwerp (Reject)

"Had to swipe left (Had to reject)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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Swipe left 🇦🇴 Angola

Deslizar para esquerda - rejeitar (Swipe left - reject)

"Swipe left direto (Straight swipe left)"
Swipe left 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ስዋይፕ ሌፍት/ወደ ግራ መጥረግ (Swipe left)

"Had to swipe left (Had to swipe left)"

🇿🇦 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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🌍 "Swipe left" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Swipe left 🇦🇴 Angola

Deslizar para esquerda - rejeitar (Swipe left - reject)
Swipe left 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ስዋይፕ ሌፍት/ወደ ግራ መጥረግ (Swipe left)
Swipe left 🇬🇭 Ghana

Reject/Not interested (Decline match)
Swipe left 🇱🇾 Libya

سوايب ليفت (Swipe left)
Swipe left 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Kwanga umuntu (To reject someone)

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