Azanka

Azanka is a sePitori term for “I have never”.


Azanka ka bona ntho e so.

I have never seen something like this.



Skopas

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip


I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.



Shiri

A bird


Hona shiri
Meaning: Look at that bird



Ngine-

A word in any of the Nguni languages, a prefix for "I have"


Ngine- (I have)
imali (money)
Ngine+imali = Nginemali (I have money)



Shambula

This is a Kasi term for a very attractive lady.


Dai girl li shambula 🔥



Big Xhosa

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.


Big Xhosa dissed the whole industry except Big Zulu.



011

011 is the Johannesburg dialling code. It can also used to refer to Johannesburg.


I rep 011 till I die!



Thandiwe

A Zulu name for a girl that means loved one or loved.
Means loved.


Ungothandiwe kakhulu .



Ashkarine The Banganoy

Deragatory slang which means to have sexual intercourse, bang .


my Gee, Tommorow my chick will be visiting me, I can't wait to Ashkarine The Banganoy.



Somizi

A revered gay celebrity (Somizi Mhlongo) in South Africa. The name has come to identify a gay person.


Girl 1: Check out that fine guy in a blue shirt.
Girl 2: Don't even bother, he's a Somizi.




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