Skyf

South African slang term for “Please give/pass me”, pronounced as Sk-ey-f.

You don’t use an article (a, an or the) after the word. You just place the subject(what you want) directly after.


Please skyf pipe there. I wanna smoke quick.



Pipe

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


Hade Broer, can you skyf pipe there?



Broer

South African slang word for brother, directly derived from the Afrikaans language


You peep that broer over there? He makes nca music!



Al Ahly

A team that got beaten 5 - 2 by Sundowns (the best football team in Africa)


Don’t worry about that team. It’s an Al Ahly.



Isidubada

Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.


Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.



Fean

Fean Someone who craves and/or is obsessed to something that is healthy, good or clean. A clean addiction.


- That dude is really well built... he must be a workout Fean!

- That fisherman eats, sleeps and breaths all things fishing.. he must be a Fishing Fean!



Poni

Iponi is a term they use in Gqeberha for a guy, a gent, a bro. Sort of Mjita.


Yho I haven’t seen la poni in a while.



Benoni

Benoni is a town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. It is notorious for hijacking.


I am never going to Benoni again after what I saw today.



K1

K1 is the slang term for the township Katlehong, Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa.


"I'm K1 'til they put my name on the tomb" - Kwesta on Mmino



012

The telephone code for Pitori. People from Pretoria usually use the code to identify themselves.


I will represent 012 till I die!




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