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Ting

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 5 definitions
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Ting definition 1

“Thing” or a girl (contextual).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Ting definition 2

Ting (Sour porridge)

"Ke rata ting (I like sour porridge)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Ting definition 3

Papa e teteaneng / Motoho (Thick porridge / Fermented pap)

"Ting le morogo ke monate! (Fermented pap with vegetables is nice!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Ting definition 4

Thing/Matter (Thing)

"Da ting looking bad! (That thing looks bad!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 5

Ting definition 5

Bogobe bo tiileng (Thick porridge)

"Ba etsa ting bakeng sa mokete (They make thick porridge for the ceremony)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇦 South Africa
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Added
July 2025

↻ Similar Words

Ting 🇧🇼 Botswana

Ting (Sour porridge)

"Ke rata ting (I like sour porridge)"
Ting 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Papa e teteaneng / Motoho (Thick porridge / Fermented pap)

"Ting le morogo ke monate! (Fermented pap with vegetables is nice!)"

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🌍 "Ting" Across Africa

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

Ting 🇧🇼 Botswana

Ting (Sour porridge)
Ting 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Papa e teteaneng / Motoho (Thick porridge / Fermented pap)
Ting 🇱🇷 Liberia

Thing/Matter (Thing)

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