For instance, different popular South African slang words are used in the different parts of the country.
Slang words in most cases are coined from the native languages of the area where they are used.
For instance, the popular South African slang words are derived from the eleven official languages in the country.
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Wors
Wors: pronounced as vors, is a delicacy that is served in the country.
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This term could also be used to refer to a luxurious train that travels from Pretoria and Cape Town.
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South Africans have made it a slang word to mean ‘really’.
It is one of the most commonly used phrases in the country.
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Quagga
Quagga is pronounced as Kwa-gh-uh is another South African slang word.
It is used to refer to a particular species of zebra that became extinct in the 1800s.
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Boerewors
Boerwors, pronounced as boor-uh-vors, refers to a special dish indigenously known as ‘farmer’s sausage.’
The meal is enjoyed during the braai festivals.
Skollie
Skollie is a term that is in most cases used to refer to someone who is ill-mannered.
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It could also be used to refer to the cinema.
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Pronounced as “oo-bun-to” is a Zulu term that could be used to emphasise the spirit of humanity.
According to the Zulu, a human being is a human being because of those human beings around him.
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Cuiter
This is a slang word that is used in most cases to refer to someone who is disliked.
Bliksem
This is one of the Afrikaans slang words that is used to refer to a punch or blow.
It is one of the most commonly used Afrikaans curse slang words.
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It could also be used to express astonishment, especially in a rude manner.
Panda
Panda is one of the South African slang words whose use could be controversial.
The term was first used to refer to a white male for positive reasons.
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It is currently being used to refer to white males for the wrong reasons.
In most cases, you will hear people say, “That is a keif outfit”.
Baas
This is a work-oriented slang word that is used to refer to a boss.
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Bergie
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The term is mostly used to express astonishment.
The term is derived from isiXhosa and isiZulu.
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It is a common delicacy that most people enjoy to feast on, especially at outdoor festivities.
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Bakki
Bakki is pronounced as Bah-ki and is used to refer to a special kind of truck.
It could also be used to refer to a special kind of container.
It is used to refer to completing the duty way later after the deadline.
In most cases, they are sold in restaurants and most seafood joints.
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Shebeen
Shebeen is in most cases referred to as sha-bean.
These bars were in most cases frequented by the blacks.
It is used to refer to ‘great.’
You will hear someone say: “That was a lekker experience”.
Shot Left
This is a term that you should expect to hear if you are into the taxi business.
The term is commonly used to mean “I want to get off just around the corner”.
The term is pronounced as agh!
Some could be used for contexts that do not mean to be offensive.
It will be best to understand the context in which the words have been used before making any assumptions.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
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