Ho ea / Ho tsamaea (To go / To travel) For example: "Re vaya Joburg hoseng! (We're going to Joburg tomorrow!)"

Where does the slang word Vaya come from?

Vaya is a slang term from Lesotho. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Lesotho and across Africa.

Vaya

🇱🇸 Lesotho Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Ho ea / Ho tsamaea (To go / To travel)

"Re vaya Joburg hoseng! (We're going to Joburg tomorrow!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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Country: 🇱🇸 Lesotho
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Vaya

vaya is a sweet girl likes to have fun stay in the house alot doesn't like drama and is to herself until you are friends then she turns into a goof-ball.

"I want a girl/ friend like vaya"

Vaya 🇿🇦 South Africa

Go / leave (Spanish adoption).

"We vaya at 6."

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🌍 "Vaya" Across Africa

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

Vaya

vaya is a sweet girl likes to have fun stay in the house alot doesn't like drama and is to herself until you are friends then she turns into a goof-ba…

Vaya 🇿🇦 South Africa

Go / leave (Spanish adoption).

Vaya 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Hamba / Suka la (Go / Leave here)