List of South African slang words. Afrikanerisms[edit]This list of "Afrikanerisms" comprises slang words and phrases influenced by Afrikaans and other African languages. Typical users include people with Afrikaans as their first language but who speak English as a second language and people living in areas where the population speaks both English and Afrikaans. Many of these terms also occur widely amongst ethnic/native South Africans, and others living in neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia etc. These terms do not occur in formal South African English. Note when the letter "g" is either the first or last letter of the word or syllable, it is pronounced as an unvoiced velar fricative in the back of the throat.
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Afrikanerisms. This list of "Afrikanerisms" comprises slang words and phrases influenced by Afrikaans and other African languages. Typical users include people with.
Note, words ending in "- ng" are pronounced identical to those in English. Note, in most cases of plurals ending in - nde, the "d" falls away in the informal pronunciation and spelling and the "n" is duplicated in sound and re- positioned within the degrees of comparison. For example: Tande (plural of tand; "tooth"), formal = "tande", informal = "tanne".
In singular words' syllables ending in "- d", "- nd" and "- heid", the "d" is always pronounced as a "t". For example: "ge- son(t)- hei(t)" (gesondheid, "health"). Note, the English term slang is used strictly in its English pronunciation in context, as the Afrikaans word of the same spelling (though pronounced as "slung") translates as "snake". Fanakalo (fanagalo) also refers to when people of non- Zulu origin attempt to speak Zulu without the proper pronunciation and throat sounds. Fanakalo in Zulu literally means "same as this" – (fana – same, ka – as, lo – this). Originally refers to any person who behaves similarly to an ape or an idiot, i. Can be considered racist.
Afrikaans equivalent to "oh" (pronounced \ach\ like German ACHtung), "man" pronounced as in English. Ag shame, daardie baba is te oulik! Awe that baby is so cute!); Ag shame, die arme hond is dood. Ah shame, the poor dog died.)as dit pap reën moet jy skep – lit. If it's raining cereal, you must scoop it".
Means when an opportunity presents itself, you must take it. Similar to "When opportunity comes knocking, open the door".
Literally calling out a person for talking too much bullsh*t. Derived from the English "aunt", with the original meaning still intact. AAAH- WHE\) – said in excitement, as in: Aweh; my boss said I can go home early today. Same as the English pop culture slang 'yas'. The word has many meanings or uses: "hello", "goodbye", "yes". Also associated with prison use. Greeting) "Aweh, my bru." (Hello my friend).
Similar: howzit, yooit, hoesit, yo. Zulu origin)bakgat – cool; expression of appreciation for something very well accomplishedbakkie – a utility truck or pick- up truck, now a mainstream word in South African English. Can also refer to a small plastic container/bowl. Bakkies Bothabakuzzi – a portmanteau of the words "bakkie" and jacuzzi, describing a pick- up truck's load- bay filled with water. TV) used to signify annoyance (pronounced barlee)balsak – lit. Refers specifically to the scrotum.
The rock- show was befok." (Do not confuse with gefok.) Can also mean "crazy" in a very strong sense, as in "Are you befok?" – derogatory. Can also mean "to have sex with". Often referring to a person who is extremely angry. Literally referring to a person "sh*tting his pants"befoetered/bedonnered/bemoerd – lit. Afrikaans: an animal's mouth); Hou jou bek!
Shut your trap!" (literally: "hold your [animal's] mouth"). This translates well into British English as "Shut your gob."bekgeveg – lit. Afrikaans berg, which translates to "mountain", originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain; now a mainstream word for a particular subculture of vagrants, or homeless persons, especially in Cape Town. Jan, as dooie Jan – lit. Jan rather than a dead Jan".
English equivalent is "better to be safe than sorry". Someone who will lovingly do something tough no matter if the odds are stacked against him. Watch Surf`S Up 2: Wavemania Online Metacritic. Derived from the folk song "Jan, Jan, Jan, die bielie van die bosveld". Which describes a man (Jan) who is willing to do any form of hard labour with a smile on his face.
Refers to a person who wants to close their eyes and sleep as soon as possible. Originally from the British English phrase "bloody hell". It derives from the Dutch word for "lightning", and often occurs in conjunction with donner. Bliksem! Daai weerlig was hard!".
Damn! That lightning- strike was loud!) Used as a curse in Afrikaans: "Jou bliksem!" (You bastard!)bliksemse – lit. Used in conjunction with "donnerse". The less violent version of "moer- strip", usually ends up with the sufferer warning the person who's annoying them to stop it immediately before they get angry and get to the point of the "stripping their moer". English language feeling blueblou kol – lit. Refers to the blue/purple hue visible on a bruised area of the skin. In some cases, the object of the fear develops into a fully fledged phobia, while in most cases, the child outgrows it. The expression is based on the fact that the child goes blue in the face while screaming, and that it is as if a murder has been committed.
For example: Die klein laaitie het blou moord geskree toe hy op Kersvader se skoot sit. This little tyke was screaming blue murder when he had to sit on Santa's lap.)blou oog – lit. Refers to both the colour of the iris as well as a bruised and swollen eye (black eye). Also refers to the Blue Train, a luxury train that travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town via the Trans Karoo rail- line aka "Transkaroo". Refers to any person who has broken a law and got away with it.
Derived from the Afrikaans word of the same spelling for "to cuff" (i. The plural "boewe", refers both to multiple persons in arrest and the handcuffs themselves. Considered outdated as "bliksem" and "skelm" are more commonly used. Afrikaans. (pronounced boo- (r)). May also be applied to DIY projects. South Africa. In Afrikaans, literally "farmer's sausage", used as a mainstream word in South African English.
Due to the large variety of home recipes for the sausage, a local commission was set up to ensure the meat was labelled correctly by butchers as "Boerewors", in order to preserve the original base- recipe. South African equivalent of the hot dog, using the boerewors with an onion relish in a hot dog bunboland – refers to the geographic region known as the Highveld (a large plateau that rises 1. North from the Eastern Cape and falls in the South of Limpopo). Usually the term is primarily used by Southern Coastal regions to refer to the inland provinces that form a part of the plateau.
Another meaning for the word bokkie (or bokbaardjie) is for a style of beard which is short (often pointy) and stylish and often surrounds just the mouth and chin in a circle. Based on the Afrikaans word bok (lit. Americans use the slang word goatee in that aspect. Literal translation is "tree" but is commonly used to refer to marijuanabosberaad – strategy meeting held outdoors, for example in a game reservebossies, or bosbefok – crazy, whacko, mad. Also a term for one who has shell shock. Refers to the time of the South African Border War where soldiers spent time in the bush ("bos/bosse") and would return home suffering battle flash- backs (post- traumatic stress disorder). Branna – short for "brandewyn" (lit.
They literally sit on the sidewalk and wait for an accident to happen, and sometimes they cause the accident as well. When you break down, they come fetch you.
They are often heavily modified for performance. A sign of masculine pride. From Afrikaans: broek, meaning "trousers/briefs". Common usage: "Don't get your broekies in a knot" which means "Calm down".
Victorian buildings (lit. All words are variations of the word "broer" in Afrikaans meaning "brother". Boetie (Pronounced 'Boet - tea') specifically means little brother in Afrikaans because of the "ie" diminutive suffix. You could say, "Hey bro , howzit" or "Thanks a million bro for lending me your car".
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