Mntase

Short for mntasekhaya. A Xhosa term of endearment for family i.e siblings, cousins or even a dear friend.

- Yho mntase, you should have seen the way he looked at me.

Pitori

Also known as Pretoria. This is the capital city of South Africa. The people of this city speak what they call SePitori.

I know I'm a dick, akere I'm from Pitori.

Flavoured air

This is the premium air that people from Pitori think they breathe, while the rest of the world breathes normal air.

Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air

Xhosa

That South African language with all the clicks. The people who speak this language think they breathe flavoured air

No one: Thabo: I only date Xhosa chicks even though I know they will suck me dry.

Zol

A word that refers to Marijuana or weed

When people zol, they put saliva on the paper and then they share that zol. But also they are moving saliva

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.

Thabo

One of the most popular name in textbook examples. This is the guy who always buy a lot of unnecessary things in the textbook.

No one:

Financial comma

When you are almost broke, you are only left with money to survive for less than a week.

I can't go out today, I'm in a financial comma, and I'm only getting paid next week.

Cosmetically challenged

When you are ugly as fuck.

1. He couldn't get that girl because he is cosmetically challenged.

Financially deceased

When you are so broke, you literally have nothing left under your name.

1. I've been living on pap and atchaar because I'm financially deceased.