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Swipe

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Aug 02, 2025 · 5 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Swipe definition 1

Swipe action

"Swipe left"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 05, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Swipe definition 2

Use card / pay; also choose (dating).

"I'll swipe for lunch."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Swipe definition 3

Card payment

"Tinoswiper here? (Can we swipe?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Swipe definition 4

Glisser (Swipe)

"Swipe left ou right (Swipe left or right)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 08, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Swipe definition 5

Glisser sur l'écran (Swipe on screen)

"Swipe à droite! (Swipe right!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions
5 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Swipe 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Card payment

"Tinoswiper here? (Can we swipe?)"
Swipe 🇩🇿 Algeria

Swipe action

"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.

KASINARY has 2661 South Africa slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Swipe" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Swipe 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Card payment
Swipe 🇩🇿 Algeria

Swipe action
Swipe 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Glisser (Swipe)

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