Country: South Africa

Braai

A widely used noun and verb for an outdoor ‘barbecue’ where meat is cooked over a fire or coal. A braai is a popular social event in South Africa and even has its own dedicated public holiday, known as National Braai Day, which coincides with Heritage Day celebrated annually on September 24.

Let's go buy some beer and some meat for tonight's braai.

by DRex , 16 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Biltong

A favorite South African snack made from dried and salted meat, similar to beef jerky. It is mostly loved by white South Africans when watching their rugby games.

Let's grab some biltong before we watch the game.

by DRex , 16 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Lekker

is a widely used term, mostly by whites or cheese boys indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.

Thabo: This biltong is lekker.

Nathan: Yeah bru, it's not as lekker as the one from we had last week, though.

by DRex , 16 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Banyana Banyana

The South African Women's soccer team.

Banyana Banyana is the best women's soccer team in Africa, unlike Bafana Bafana.

by Chief , 16 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Bafana Bafana

The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.

Even Banyana Banyana can beat your beloved Bafana Bafana.

by Mr Trends , 15 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Aweh

This word can be used in any context. You can use it to greet, to say goodbye, to indicate you are happy. Etc.

Guy 1: Aweh bro, howzit?

Guy 2: Chilled bro, how about you?

Guy 1: Lekker bro.

Guy 2: Aweh!

by Chief , 15 July 2020

Country: South Africa

With immediate effect

If you say that something will happen with immediate effect or with effect from a particular time, you mean that it will begin to apply or be valid immediately or from the stated time.

No one:

Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!

by Mr Trends , 12 July 2020