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Yasis

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Yasis definition 1

Expression of disbelief/impressed.

"Yasis that car is loud."
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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August 2025

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literally means "DAMN' is the South African slang, mostly popular in the coloured community. One of the finest south African rapper YoungstaCPT named his hit song YASIS!, which popularized the word.

"yasis! that girl is ugly"
Asis 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mungu kwa Kikalenjin (God in Kalenjin)

"Asis kobor eng (God help us)"

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Yasis

Expression of excitement, approval, or agreement in South African slang; similar to "yes!" or "awesome!"

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