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9/11/2007 1:32 PM List of slang SA words (22 Comments)

CrazyChic15

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”

10/17/2007 9:23 PMRe: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
Karen 108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
U forgot lekker amongst others.
Been trying to find a list I have somewhere. Will post my SA slang words when I can find them.

10/20/2007 1:16 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words

CrazyChic15
Robyn 18, Cape Town, South Africa
yep! lol
nah, i just copied and pasted.. but we shhould add others
is there many more!!
sure, it should be fun..

10/23/2007 7:51 PMRe: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
Karen 108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Still looking. Will find soon and then post on here.

11/9/2007 7:49 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

CrazyChic15
Robyn 18, Cape Town, South Africa
okie dokie
will see if I can find some online though

11/9/2007 12:34 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
Karen 108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
I have them somewhere nogal. Will carry on looking for them.

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11/12/2007 8:08 PMRe: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
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.

11/13/2007 4:35 AMRe: List of slang SA words

shivaan27
-=DV8 =-&tra 24, South Africa
hey dont forget the indian slangs lol.......just kidding

12/10/2007 11:53 AMRe: Re: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
Karen 108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
So what are the Indian slangs?

11/14/2007 11:49 PMRe: List of slang SA words

Corrie911
Corrie 46, Johannesburg, South Africa
What about;
getune - I am telling you. More used when referring to cars or mates.

12/4/2007 11:37 AMRe: List of slang SA words

Escojo
Kevin 24, Pretoria, South Africa
aita - shows appreciation, from english ta - if i did u a
favour you'd say - "aita my bru".
awe - this is a tough, it can be used as a greating, as aita,
like - "awe my bru" same as howzit my bru.
medi - chick,babe
ou - a guy

12/18/2007 6:47 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words

CrazyChic15
Robyn 18, Cape Town, South Africa
cool
never heard of "medi" though...

12/20/2007 8:43 AMRe: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

Escojo
Kevin 24, Pretoria, South Africa
really, well i guess its bcaus of the different areas we live in.
nice group you formed, i c u r proudly SA,thats good.

12/20/2007 9:15 AMRe: Re: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

CrazyChic15
Robyn 18, Cape Town, South Africa
Yea, its probably just a Pretoria thing.. lol
Thanx, it is a bit junk though 'cos theres not that much members in the group that are active, so its kinda boring.

12/21/2007 11:36 AMRe: List of slang SA words

Escojo
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.

1/2/2008 6:40 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words

CrazyChic15
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

1/9/2008 8:08 AMRe: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

Escojo
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.

1/4/2008 7:51 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
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.

1/9/2008 8:06 AMRe: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

Escojo
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.

1/10/2008 1:19 PMRe: Re: Re: Re: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
Karen 108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Probably knocked down years ago. Where do u work - Sun City?

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9/20/2008 11:17 AMRe: List of slang SA words

Axisvw
Shaun 25, Pretoria, South Africa
I think you guys forgot TJOMMA............

10/11/2008 12:38 PMRe: Re: List of slang SA words

karenmcm
Karen 108, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
what does that mean?

7/27/2009 8:14 PMRe: List of slang SA words

Glenk
glen 50, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
y'all forgot "EKSE' "----lol

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