Category: General
Example
Msunu kanyoko to whoever is disrespecting me.
Is a South African term that means do what you must / do what you have to do.
A Xhosa term for come here.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.
A South African newspaper that publishes bullshit stories that other newspapers don't want to publish.
Example
I can tell from the bullshit you are saying that you get your news from Daily Sun.
A plastic miner’s helmet cut, moulded and painted to make headgear worn by fans at football matches.
Example
I used to wear makarapa when I went to watch the game.
Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.
Example
Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.
An enclosure for livestock, or a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
Example
Make sure the kraal is clean before the elders come back.
Common South African greeting that translates roughly as “How are you?”, “How are things?” or just “Hello”. It is derived from “How is it?”
Example
Ola my bro, howzit there?
Is an Afrikaans term for complitely fed up or very upset.
Example
I am gatvol with Kaizer Chiefs.
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