It is an urban South African youth language, also known as tsotsi taal or township talk, that mixes words from languages like Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Afrikaans, and English.
Example
They mostly speak Scamto to each other.
A lunchbox; a portable, usually plastic, container for food, such as Tupperware.
Also occurs as skaftien, skhafthin
Also occurs as skaftien, skhafthin
Example
Plase bring a skaftin, I want to put my leftovers.
Skhothane (plural: izikhothane) is a vibrant South African youth subculture. It is known for competitive dance-offs, loud designer fashion, and extreme displays of wealth.
Example
I remember Don Dada being one of the biggest skhothane back in the day.
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
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
Example
I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.
Are mostly ama2000 and you will see them with their weird clothes, American accent, dreads with a fade or just a clean fade and they listen to weird Hip Hop songs. They always want to be seen and are very hard to miss.
They are the same WhatsApp group with cheese boys.
They are the same WhatsApp group with cheese boys.
Example
1. I knew he was a skrr skrr just from the way he was dressed.
2. Skrr skrr niggas will break your heart and help you through the heartbreak then break it again.
Skyf is the moment you pass the cigarette from the owner to the parasite.
Example
Please skyf nkawza
Snokonoko means money, tjhelete ,zaka,moola,magumba and I would encourage majita to have it
Example
Mzala o na le snokonoko
Another slang term for South Africa, mostly used in Social Media.
Example
Twitter post caption: It can only be South Ah
The term refers to a woman or women who are identified as being available for the pleasure and entertainment of men.
Example
John vul'igate, nasi istocko.
John open the gate, we have the stocko.
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