Guide to Moffie (Gay) Slang
Cape Town is generally regarded as the Gay Capital of South Africa. I spoke about it in the Gay Tourism article here.
So, inform yourself and learn a few words from this unofficial 12th language
THE GAYLE
| Ursula: Understand / Know Bag: Man / Boyfriend Gerty: Girl / Woman Fish/Vis: same as above Wendy: White Chlora: Coloured Natalie: Black Indera: Indian Molly: Muslim Nancy: No Sheila: Shit Gayle: Talk / Praat Beaulah: Beautiful Lol: Hair Lana: Penis Puzzy/Pan: Vagina Timas: Breast Fatima: Fat Mirinda: Skinny / Maar / Thin Dorah: Drink Naomi: Name / Naam Cindy: Child / small Monica/Clock: Money / Geld Norah: Angry / Kwaad Knit / Anita: To have sex Sally: Oral sex Hazels: Bums Stina: Stink Deborah: Dead / die Mockery: Trouble Wandi: Work Kelly: Cold Sonja: Sun Ragmat: Rain Willimena: Wind Barbara: Scared / Bang Linda: Lie Boris: Boring Tilla: Toilet Pearl: Pee Glamour: Glass Paula: Posh Tanyas: Teeth Dial: Face Gala: Sleep Dinah/Dianna: Hit / Slaan / Moer Jessica: Horny / Jars Pram / Cab: Car Tracey-ann: Train Taxmina:taxi | Lodge: House Mince / Miena: To go / walk etc. Drag: Dress Aunty Aaida: AIDS Aunty Daphne: Deaf Carla: Look / see etc Patsy: Party Trudy: Tired / moeg Mitsy: Klein / min Ronda: Run Handles: Hands Peddles: Feet Bodis: Body Maggie/Magdalene: Stomach Olga’s: Eyes Sillah: Cigarette Donovan: Dark Poozies: Shoes Priscilla: Police Chapel: Church Erikah Badu: Erect Steamer: Prostitute Mavis / Mable: Moffie Clutch bag: Married man Mariah Carey: Virgin Hannah: Food Besta: Buy Bettys: Beers Letitia: Lesbian Freda / Frasier times: Vry / Kiss Lulu: Laugh Blossom: Blow hair Carmelita: come Tamia / Tammy: Time Polyester: Poep / Fart Dominique: Dom / Dumb Tyra Banks: TB Hester: Hear Catherine: Cat Dogerina: Dog Peggy-Sue Khumalo: Pregnant Mildred / Milly: Mad / Mal Connie: Condom Olive: Oulik / Cute Hilda: Hideous Grazelda: Vast Sheila Fietna: Skinder/gossip |
PS. As a straight guy thinking back on conversations I’ve overheard it’s quite interesting in hindsight.
-A-



This is the best thing that can happen when you sit in the train going to work and discuss the one next to you.
by Dencel Rooks
on 12. Mar, 2010