Category: People


South African potato-like tuber (Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum), cultivated mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, greyish in colour and rather tasty. From the isiZulu amadumbe .
Example

When I go to KZN, I have to get myself amadumbe.

DRex 05 May 2021
A derogatory term, originally referred to homeless people who sheltered in the forests of Cape Town’s Table Mountain. It’s now a derogatory word for homeless people in general.
Example

He left home now he is a bergie.

Varsity Dude 05 May 2021

A young Xhosa man being initiated into manhood at initiation school.

Plural is abakhwetha.
Example

He is scarce on facebook because ngumkhwetha.

Sinazo 05 May 2021
A nyatsi is a woman who is dating a married man. Sort of the same as a side chick.
Example

No one:

Daily Sun: Korobela chased my nyatsi.

Sinazo 05 May 2021

The girl who is in a serious relationship with a guy, but that guy is casually dating other people (side chick).
Example

I don't care what he does oksalayo I am the main chick.

Sinazo 05 May 2021
A side chick is a girl that is being dated by a guy who is in a serious relationship with someone else (main chick).
Example

The girl he was with is his side chick.

Sinazo 05 May 2021

A skrr skrr kid who is the president of ama2000 in South Africa.
Example

Uncle Vinny's birthday party was massive.

Danny 04 May 2021
A term used to refer to the South African Tactical Response Team.

Those cops that wear berets and moer people.
Example

He was moered by amaberete, that's why he is behaving now.

Danny 04 May 2021

Also known as SOS - Is a South African rapper who the current king of South African rap. He released his diss track called Ninyile that was dissing the whole SA Hip Hop industry and all these cats have been awfully quiet ever since.
Example

Big Xhosa dissed the whole industry except Big Zulu.

Danny 02 May 2021
A Xhosa or Zulu term for a white person.
Example

My best friend is umlungu.

Skhokho 01 May 2021


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