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About

Mzansi teaching Mzansi its slang.

SA Slang Battle is a live quiz game for friends, classrooms and teams. Everyone joins on their phone with a 4-letter room code — no download, no account — and battles over what our slang really means.

The best part comes from you: anyone can add up to 10 slang cards from where they live. Every card carries the author's name and their place — Slang: Atteridgeville, Slang: Umlazi — and shows up in real games, so the whole country learns from every kasi, dorp and city.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

After a conversation where a close friend reminded Mokami ‘Sammy’ Johannes of exactly that, he decided to have some fun and build something that's playful and interactive at the same time.

We're the Rainbow Nation, and our slang shows it. Every day you hear a new word. Some are so fresh you'd swear they get architected somewhere. So we built SA Slang Battle to make sure you never get lost in a conversation and always keep up with the trends.

Variety is the spice of life, so get to know your slang from one language to the next. Danko!

Created by

Mokami ‘Sammy’ Johannes

Developed by

YGT Nexovanta Technologies

Play with just a name

Players never need an account. Pick a name and an animal, enter the code, go.

Log in to add slang

Card creators log in with Google or email, so every card has a real author.

Review every game

At the end, rate the game and tell authors if their slang was new to you.

House rules

These apply to everyone — players, slang-card creators and commenters. Breaking them gets content blocked or removed.

  1. 1

    Keep it clean

    No vulgar language, swear words or sexual content — in slang cards, comments, reviews or player names. The most common vulgar words in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho and Setswana are blocked automatically, even when they're disguised with symbols, numbers or spaces.

  2. 2

    No hate, no slurs

    Nothing that insults people for their race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexuality or disability. That includes xenophobic slurs. Slang is for bringing Mzansi together.

  3. 3

    Add real slang

    Only add words people actually use, with an honest meaning. Made-up words to trick players don't belong here.

  4. 4

    Credit honestly

    The name and place on your cards should be yours. Don't post slang under someone else's name, and don't claim a place you're not from.

  5. 5

    Keep meanings short and clear

    Your meaning becomes a quiz answer, so a few clear words beat a paragraph. Use the example sentence to show how it's said.

  6. 6

    Protect privacy

    No phone numbers, addresses or other personal details, and no using real people's names to mock them.

  7. 7

    Play fair

    One player per device, pick a fun name that isn't pretending to be someone else, and don't spam rooms.

  8. 8

    Comment kindly

    Tell authors how your area says it, or that it's new to you. Disagree with the slang, never with the person.

  9. 9

    Report, don't fight

    See something that breaks these rules? Tap 🚩 Report on the card. After 3 reports from different people, a card is hidden automatically.

  10. 10

    Have fun

    It's a game. Laugh at your wrong answers, learn a word from another kasi, and challenge your chommies to a rematch.

Otherwise — have fun! 🎉

Start a game 🔥Add your slang ✍🏾