Situationship

A situationship is a romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established.

Pap

Limpopo people's favourite food, made from maize meal.

We need more pap for the braai.

Nkabi

A Xhosa term that is used to refer to a castrated animal (an animal whose balls/testicles have been cut off).

This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.

Mr 082

A guy who trended for what was apparently a staged video. He was asked for his number by a woman in a car and he kept saying "082". Twitter gave him the name Mr 082. 

Bhefta

Bhefta is a new Xhosa slang word for vagina. It is a variation of the Xhosa word, Bhentse, which means vagina.

Ndiyayithanda iBhefta take.

Tembisa

Tembisa or Thembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.

Tembisa is my Kasi. 1632 for life.

Makarapa

A plastic miner’s helmet cut, moulded and painted to make headgear worn by fans at football matches.

I used to wear makarapa when I went to watch the game.

Sangoma

A Sangoma is a highly respected healer among the Zulu people of South Africa who diagnoses, prescribes, and often performs the rituals to heal a person physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.

I need to go see a powerful Sangoma.

Askies

Askies is an Afrikaans term for Sorry. It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for apologising.

I didn't see you there, askies for stepping on you.

ZANU PF

Something very dull, dumb and dangerous

He is a ZANU PF

Isidovela

I’m Xhosa, isidovela is a meal where rice is cooked with potatoes in the same pot. You mix it until it kinda looks like pap. You also have to add Spice for rice or Rajah to make it yellow.

Today I am cooking isidovela.