Skorokoro

A term that is used to refer to a very old car.


Push iskorokoro.

Shandapha

A term that is used to refer to a beautiful woman.
Can also be spelt as chandapha.


yoh this girl ke shandapha.

Savuyi

An informal Xhosa slang term for "I am so happy / I am so excited". It is shortened from "Andisavuyi"


Kaizer Chiefs lost to Chippa Utd today, savuyi mntkbw.

Sauta

Another slang term for South Africa.
Also see South Ah


Madumane: Thank you Sauta for the love.

South Ah

Another slang term for South Africa, mostly used in Social Media.


Twitter post caption: It can only be South Ah

Sekisi

A very weird way of spelling Sex. These people do it on social media.


I thought they broke up a long time ago only to find out they still have sekisi everyday.

Samthandi

Derived from a Xhosa term "andisamthandi" which means I love him/her so much.
Context is very important when it comes to this word because it also means "I no longer love him/her".


Girl: Is that your child there
Guy: Yes, that's my baby girl.
Girl: Yhu samthandi mntkbw

Sidl'ukotini

Directly translates to: We are eating cotton. This is a statement said when you feel that you've dressed to impress or you dress nicely in general.


"Sidl'ukotini kwedini, cava le jean kwedini" - Rick Rick

Sad generation

The generation of people who are sad during the week and extremely happy on weekends. You will see them with their Savannas on their heads, dancing to amapiano.


"We are a sad generation with happy pictures"
I am a proud member of the "sad generation".

Should of

The incorrect way of spelling "should have"


Should of known you was trouble from the first kiss.


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