Category: General
Bherhi is a Xhosa term for a homeless person.
Example
Did you see Thabo left home, ngu bherhi ngoku.
Example
Ulibonile igedlela lami elisha?
Did you see my new car?
Fiti is derived from the term "fit" and is used to describe something that is good, cool, or trendy.
Example
Unapendeza, hizo nguo ni fiti!
You look great, those clothes are cool!
Mambo is a versatile Swahili word that can be used in various contexts. It’s a casual greeting among friends, akin to saying “What’s up?".
Example
Friend 1: Mambo (What's up)
Friend 2: Poa (Cool)
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!)
In South Africa, Model C was the semi-private schools back in the day which were initially only allowing whites.
Example
He speaks that Model C English.
Crook; out-smart; cunning; well-experienced
Example
Dis girl da kubaNo, I am a kuba. I still learnin
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