South African Slang

Ag manpronounced “ach;” to express dismay: oh, man!

Antie—derived from “aunt;” female of authority

Bakgat—awesome, cool

Bladdy hell—just what it sounds like

Bosbefok—crazy, mad, out of your mind

dof—dumb

Domkop—idiot, dumbhead

Dwankie—noun or adjective: uncool

Eish—expression of surprise: Wow, really, what?!

Jislaaik—similar to eish: Jislaaik, he walked off the cliff!

Kak—c’mon, you can guess this one! Probably from the same origin as caca, meaning excrement; vulgar

?—from French n'est-ce pas: don’t you agree?

Skebanga—criminal, thug

Skelm—similar to skebanga

Skort—Watch out

Vrot—Bad, wrong

Yoh—similar to eish; expression of surprise