Jiva is a kasi term for dancing. It can also be spelt as Jaiva.
Example

Ey wena uyathanda uku jiva.

You like dancing

Danny • 26 June 2021
Sosh Plata refers to the customised number plate with a smaller/different font & font size, which makes it more appealing to the eye. It makes the car look cleaner & sexier. Also known as: illegal plata // Stance number plate // sosha plata.
Example

ah mfanaka ko botsa nka kreya dai Golf, fetsa kere Sosh 'plata ah ema nyana joh!"



(boy I am telling you, if I get that Golf, then put that illegal plata on it, its gonna break necks!)

Blessing • 05 April 2025

A tswape is a South African term for a massive wedgy (when your underwear is stuck between your butt cheeks).
Example

I had a tswepe during the people and I was so embarrassed to remove it.

CG • 04 May 2022
A term referring to a large amount of something.
Example

I've got alcohol for days, fam.

Varsity Dude • 23 April 2021

A South African slang term for money.
Example

I can’t wait to get amarherheba month end.

Danny • 24 July 2023
South African Minister of Finance. His signature used to be in SA money hence his name is often referred to when skrr skrr gang is talking about money.
Example

Tito Mboweni, sha sha...

Sinazo • 19 April 2021

A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
Example

Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
Kenya's capital and East Africa's tech hub, with thriving startups and wildlife parks.
Example

Nairobi National Park offers safari experiences just minutes from the city center.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Someone who is not good at something
Example

Chomi ya ka ke patla ka bolo

Philly Kabelo • 28 November 2022
Is a Xhosa term used when you don't know the name of something or the term for something. Can also be used when you don't know someone's name.
Example

1. I had that Mc nton nton burger from Mc Donald's.

2. Mr. Nton nton from school called again.

MXhosa • 16 May 2021


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