Intusi

Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.

Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.

uTaka

Xhosa term for sleeping over at a boyfriend/girlfriend's place.

Umntu wakhe uthe makatake iweekend yonke.

Her partner asked her to sleep over for the whole weekend.

Tsotsi taal

Township meaning for slang whose direct translation means 'gangster language' 'taal' being the Afrikaans word for language. A huge contribution to this type of slang stem from South African prisons.

He came back from Pollsmoor speaking Tsotsi taal.

Lord Kambala Day

Lord Kambala Day in South African football circles refers to September 5, 2020, a day etched in PSL (Premier Soccer League) history when Manuel 'Lord’ Kambala, playing for Baroka FC, scored a crucial equalizer against Kaizer Chiefs. That goal denied Chiefs the league title on the final day of the 2019/20 season, handing the championship to Mamelodi Sundowns instead. This singular moment earned Kambala the nickname "Lord Kambala" and immortalized his contribution to South African football lore.

Happy Lord Kambala Day, everyone 🎉

Old Taker

Older Taker is referring to an Old thief

This is an old Taker, this means this person in said is an old thief

Gumba

cash, stash , dough, (relation to money in general.)

Serendipitously the word is a title of the song that shook the whole mzansi, nation as a whole, it was in every corner one would turn.

ntwana ako sike gumba dar, lend me some cash nyana.

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.

Nyhori

Inyhori is a Xhosa slang term that’s used to refer to someone with one eye.

They stabbed him in the eye, now yinyhori.

Pronunciation:

Ayeye

Ayeye In some Southern African languages (e.g., Xhosa), it can mean "you're in trouble".

Ayeye! The game is about to start!

Chillax

A South African slang term to calm down or relax.

I will be chillaxing by the beach all day today.