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9/11/2007 1:32 PM List of slang SA words (22 Comments)
- Robyn
- 18, South Africa
List of slang SA words
bergie - from berg, mountain, originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain; now a mainstream word for a particular subculture of vagrants in Cape Town. When used as slang refers to anyone down and out
bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre (now dated), originally a defunct international English word it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop
boerewors - spicy sausage (Afrikaans) farmer-sausage, used as a mainstream word in South African English
bru - male friend (shortening of broer meaning brother, see also bra below)
dinges - thingamabob, a wotzit or a whatchamacallit
dof - stupid
fyndraai - at the brink of orgasm (Afrikaans - at the fine end of the last turn)
gatvol - fed up, had enough. (Afrikaans - hole-full)
goof, goef - swim, dip
hoesit, hoezit, howzit - how’s it going? How are you?
jislaaik! - wow!
kiff, kif, kief - (adjective) cool, neat, great, wonderful (from Arabic, kayf, meaning enjoyment or wellbeing)
windgat - highty-tighty; highty and mighty; snobbish. (Afrikaans: wind hole)
vrot - rotten, putrid
stukkend - (Afrikaans) broken
swak - broke. Original Afrikaans: weak. “I’m swak, ek sê”. Also used to express disgust or derision (depending on tone and context), for example: “It’s swak that I failed the test”
bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre (now dated), originally a defunct international English word it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop
boerewors - spicy sausage (Afrikaans) farmer-sausage, used as a mainstream word in South African English
bru - male friend (shortening of broer meaning brother, see also bra below)
dinges - thingamabob, a wotzit or a whatchamacallit
dof - stupid
fyndraai - at the brink of orgasm (Afrikaans - at the fine end of the last turn)
gatvol - fed up, had enough. (Afrikaans - hole-full)
goof, goef - swim, dip
hoesit, hoezit, howzit - how’s it going? How are you?
jislaaik! - wow!
kiff, kif, kief - (adjective) cool, neat, great, wonderful (from Arabic, kayf, meaning enjoyment or wellbeing)
windgat - highty-tighty; highty and mighty; snobbish. (Afrikaans: wind hole)
vrot - rotten, putrid
stukkend - (Afrikaans) broken
swak - broke. Original Afrikaans: weak. “I’m swak, ek sê”. Also used to express disgust or derision (depending on tone and context), for example: “It’s swak that I failed the test”
11/12/2007 8:08 PMRe: List of slang SA words
Karen
108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
bergie - from berg, mountain, originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain; now a mainstream word for a particular subculture of vagrants in Cape Town. When used as slang refers to anyone down and out
bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre (now dated), originally a defunct international English word it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop
boerewors - spicy sausage (Afrikaans) farmer-sausage, used as a mainstream word in South African English
bru - male friend (shortening of broer meaning brother, see also bra below)
dinges - thingamabob, a wotzit or a whatchamacallit
dof - stupid
fyndraai - at the brink of orgasm (Afrikaans - at the fine end of the last turn)
gatvol - fed up, had enough. (Afrikaans - hole-full)
goof, goef - swim, dip
hoesit, hoezit, howzit - how’s it going? How are you?
jislaaik! - wow!
kiff, kif, kief - (adjective) cool, neat, great, wonderful (from Arabic, kayf, meaning enjoyment or wellbeing)
windgat - highty-tighty; highty and mighty; snobbish. (Afrikaans: wind hole)
vrot - rotten, putrid
stukkend - (Afrikaans) broken
swak - broke. Original Afrikaans: weak. “I’m swak, ek sê”. Also used to express disgust or derision (depending on tone and context), for example: “It’s swak that I failed the test”
So sorry realise same as the one u have and I cant delete it.
bioscope, bio - cinema, movie theatre (now dated), originally a defunct international English word it has survived longer in South Africa as a result of the influence of the Afrikaans cognate bioskoop
boerewors - spicy sausage (Afrikaans) farmer-sausage, used as a mainstream word in South African English
bru - male friend (shortening of broer meaning brother, see also bra below)
dinges - thingamabob, a wotzit or a whatchamacallit
dof - stupid
fyndraai - at the brink of orgasm (Afrikaans - at the fine end of the last turn)
gatvol - fed up, had enough. (Afrikaans - hole-full)
goof, goef - swim, dip
hoesit, hoezit, howzit - how’s it going? How are you?
jislaaik! - wow!
kiff, kif, kief - (adjective) cool, neat, great, wonderful (from Arabic, kayf, meaning enjoyment or wellbeing)
windgat - highty-tighty; highty and mighty; snobbish. (Afrikaans: wind hole)
vrot - rotten, putrid
stukkend - (Afrikaans) broken
swak - broke. Original Afrikaans: weak. “I’m swak, ek sê”. Also used to express disgust or derision (depending on tone and context), for example: “It’s swak that I failed the test”
So sorry realise same as the one u have and I cant delete it.
11/13/2007 4:35 AMRe: List of slang SA words
-=DV8 =-&tra
24, South Africa
hey dont forget the indian slangs lol.......just kidding
12/4/2007 11:37 AMRe: List of slang SA words
12/21/2007 11:36 AMRe: List of slang SA words
Kevin
24, Pretoria, South Africa
Ha ha ha,yeah,im not from pretoria though,im 4rm Mafikeng,no no no dont worry no body seems 2 know where that is,but watch ur weather forecast,its in the north west abbreviated MFK.
N no man,Medi is not so much of a geographic thing as much as it is a coloured thing,im not getting racial OK,i'm just saying.
N no man,Medi is not so much of a geographic thing as much as it is a coloured thing,im not getting racial OK,i'm just saying.
1/2/2008 6:40 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words
Robyn
18, Cape Town, South Africa
lol ok kewl.. i'll watch out for that!
yea yea sure u not getting racial hahaha
nah, bt if u say so
yea yea sure u not getting racial hahaha
nah, bt if u say so
1/9/2008 8:08 AMRe: Re: Re: List of slang SA words
Kevin
24, Pretoria, South Africa
come on Robyn, wen some1 says if u say so, it usually means i know that thats exactly wat u meant.lol.
ai, hows the cape, wer in the cape u 4rm.
ai, hows the cape, wer in the cape u 4rm.
1/4/2008 7:51 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words
Karen
108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
I know Mafeking when it was still spelt this way. I went there in 1976 when there was hardly anything there. We stayed at the Crewes Hotel when Richard Crewes was still alive. He died young. Terrible story. He owned 2 hotels up there. Maybe your parents know how he was killed in a car accident driving down to Joburg. Was a tragady but he was well thought of up in Mafikeng before the name was chamged. U just brought back some memories for me and I was younger than u are back then. I was only 14.
Happy New Year to u.
Happy New Year to u.
1/9/2008 8:06 AMRe: Re: Re: List of slang SA words
Kevin
24, Pretoria, South Africa
i dnt think they would know either, the Crewes Hotel, cant say i have heard of that b4, but neway, il look it up, thanx 4 ur new yrs wish, Have a gr8 yr as well, i ddnt hv much of a holiday i was working, even wen the countdown.











10/17/2007 9:23 PMRe: List of slang SA words
Been trying to find a list I have somewhere. Will post my SA slang words when I can find them.