Mngani wa yena
A Tsonga term for "his friend / her friend" that is apparently used to identify unknown soccer players by commentators.
They would call all the names of the "famous" players and when they reach the unknown player, they would say mngani wa yena (his friend).
And he passes the ball to Jabu Pule... Jabu Pule passes to mngani wa yena.
Skopas
Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.
Umuntu wesifazane
A snake in human form,could also be define as devil herself.
Umuntu wesifaza utsandza imali.
Fanagalo
Fanagalo or Fanakalo is an informal language mainly spoken in mines across South Africa. It is composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English and Afrikaans.
I knew they were Zama zamas because I heard them speaking Fanagalo.
Haganapayi
Haganapayi or haganapie is a Xhosa slang word that means empty head or idiot.
Don’t tell me about that haganapayi, azithi dadobawo pha.