ibhentse is a very vulgar Xhosa term for a vagina.
Example

Ndicela undiphe ibhentse.

MXhosa 24 May 2021
Pinkies is a Kasi term for R50 or ZAR50, that is 50 rands.
Example

Now that the Cupcake has closed alcohol again, I heard that a ngud of Zamalek is pinkies from my Take it or leave it.

Mr Trends 28 June 2021

Bafana Maths refers to the calculations Bafana Bafana usually does before qualifying for a major tournament. It usually entails “if team A wins, team B draws, and we win by so many goals, then we qualify”
Example

We need Nigeria to beat Benin and we beat Rwanda, then we’ll qualify for the World Cup. My Bafana Maths is on point now.

Zama 14 October 2025
A Zulu term for an assassin or hitman (a person hired to kill another person or a group of people), very popular in the KwaZulu Natal province.
Example

They hired inkabi to kill him but he survived.

DRex 06 May 2021

A narrow West African country with palm-lined beaches, phosphate mining, and French influence.
Example

Lomé, Togo's capital, is a major port city on the Gulf of Guinea.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
This is a general kasi term for a criminal.
Example

He got mugged by some Tsotsi from town.

Sinazo 20 July 2020

The nickname for township of Alexandra in Johannesburg., also known as Alex. It has been compared to the Gomora in the Bible.
Example

If you value your safety, don't drive in Gomora at night

Mr Trends 15 April 2021
South African kasi term for "just like that" or "just the way it is".
Example

Thabo: You don't put salt when you cook pap?
Themba: Nah, I eat it net so.

Danny 26 April 2021

Morocco's economic heart with Art Deco architecture and Africa's largest port.
Example

Casablanca's Hassan II Mosque stands dramatically over the Atlantic Ocean.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
The Western Cape is one of 9 South African provinces, with coasts bordering the Indian and Atlantic oceans. It's known for the port city of Cape Town, set beneath Table Mountain, part of a national park of the same name.
Example

I can't wait for the day I have enough money to visit Cape Town, in the Western Cape.

Maps 14 June 2024


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