Pipe

South African
slang commonly used in a Hip-Hop context for Hookah Pipe or “Hubbly-Bubbly”


Hade Broer, can you skyf pipe there?



Jiki jiki

Jiki jiki means all of a sudden or suddenly.


When we were growing you were dark, jiki jiki you are a yellow bone.



Hlamba iphepha

A tradition in South Africa that celebrates the end of exam season. It loosely translates to "washing the paper".
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).


I can't wait for the exams to finish so that sizokuhlamba iphepha.



Sgora

A buff guy / those big guys at the gym.


He has become a sgora now, the gym is helping him.



Dese

A Sepitori term for good, beautiful... anything great. You may use it to say you are good at something or even use it to say you are beautiful.


Ke dese ka diski unlike Bafana Bafana players.



Nap

'N' a slight sleep or short sleep, especially during the day.


I wanna take a nap in my room.
I thought he want to catch a nap.



Durban

Durban is a beautiful coastal city in the eastern parts of KZN province, South Africa.


I love the weather in Durban, man.



Nyaope

The drug that is killing the youth of South Africa. It makes these kids do all crazy things just to get that high.


He is behaving like this because he smoked nyaope.



Spaza

Not to be confused with Spaza shop... Is the name used to refer to Xhosa rap or Xhosa hip hop. It is not clear how the name went from being a kasi shop to a music genre.


You know guys from cape Town like listening to Spaza music.



Relebohile Mofokeng

Relebohile Mofokeng, formerly known as Relebohile Ratomo is a South African football player who plays for Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana. He is also known as Cocomelon or President yama2000.


Did you see what Relebohile Mofokeng did over the weekend? 😮‍💨




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