Kaizer Chiefs

South African soccer team from Naturena, Soweto. It is arguably the club with the most annoying supporters in South Africa. Kaizer Chiefs fans think their team went to a private school. They think it's the Woolworths of soccer teams.

You also support Kaizer Chiefs? That's why you are so annoying.

Isjumbane

Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.

They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.

Amasende

A Xhosa/Zulu term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball).
Also see marete.

Amasende akho ayanuka.

Cut Soap For Me

The term is believed to have originated from internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys. In Nigerian pop culture, it has become an alternative way of asking someone to show you the way.

My sister, cut soap for me na this New year!

Skopari

A skopari is a slang term for a loan shark. It is mostly used in the Gqeberha region.

As soon as he gets paid, his money goes to iskopari.

UCT

University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.

No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.

Goni

Igoni is a kasi slang term for a knife.

The guys who robbed me was carrying igoni

Inganekwane

Izinganekwane izingxoxo ezazixoxwa ogogo/omama/omkhulu Kanye nobaba.Zaxoxelwa abantwana ngesikhathi sakudala.

Umama uxoxela izingane zakhe inganekwane.

Umgowo

A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.

Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.

I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.

Mazi

Imazi is a Xhosa term for a female animal.

Ndifuna imazi yegusha.

I want a female sheep.

Inqaba

Can be called "nqaba" is another word for Castle Lager, one of South Africa's favourite beer.

I am definitely buying myself inqaba after work.