South African slang for yes, widely used across the country regardless of first language. Borrowed from Zulu and Xhosa, yebo carries a warm, affirmative energy that plain "yes" just doesn't — it sounds enthusiastic rather than neutral. You'll hear it in casual conversations, customer service, and everywhere in between. It's one of those words that crossed language barriers so smoothly it became part of everyday South African English.
"You coming to braai later?" "Yebo, wouldn't miss it!"
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(South Africa) yes.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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