Somagwaza

A rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for amaXhosa.

Sibulela uSomagwaza.

We thank Somagwaza.

Pinkies

Pinkies is a Kasi term for R50 or ZAR50, that is 50 rands.

Now that the Cupcake has closed alcohol again, I heard that a ngud of Zamalek is pinkies from my Take it or leave it.

Black Juice

Another name for Carling Black Label. South Africa's favourite beer. Some may call it Zamalek.

Yho the babalaas you would swear I was drinking Black Juice.

Bathong

Word used to express disbelief, surprise, dissatisfaction.

Bathong, that's so crazy.

Shithole

A slang in Cameroon which mean ass or buttocks

Bakossi girls them over get big shithole

S'numnum

Used to describe someone who tends to do stupid things from time to time.

Why did you do that s'numnum?

Igali

Igali is a term used in parts of the Eastern Cape to refer to a shack.

Igali lam liyavuza.

Herero

A person who loves meat and listen to One Blood all day.

Lavas is such a herero

Skaftin

A lunchbox; a portable, usually plastic, container for food, such as Tupperware.
Also occurs as skaftien, skhafthin

Pesa

In Swahili "Pesa" means money.

Jamaa ana pesa nyingi

Grootman

A kasi term that is used to refer to an older man. It is borrowed from Afrikaans and has a direct translation of big man.

Sure grootman, zkhiphani.