Stop it; leave it. Twi.
Example

Gyae that nonsense.

Admin 26 July 2026
also Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho

Mpesa

NEW
Mobile Money
Example

Please send me Mpesa

ReginaNdzo 11 September 2026

Isloti is a Xhosa slang term for a drinking place (tavern or bar).
Example

Umama uvule isloti pha endlini.

My mom opened a tavern at home.

Xhosa Nostra 10 June 2026
A guy who trended for what was apparently a staged video. He was asked for his number by a woman in a car and he kept saying "082". Twitter gave him the name Mr 082.
Example

Did you see the Mr 082 video?

Chief 05 April 2021

A name given to people of high status
Example

Mpesu

Antonio 22 July 2021
Something of good quality
Example

Da man correh oh

James04 23 March 2025

An expression of extreme surprise. Used with a question mark.

Equivalent to "what the fuck?"

Derived from the praise "and then..."
Example

Ah, enden? What happened here?

S.J 08 June 2021

Tao

Tao is a slang term for a 'thousand' (money).
Example

My life would be better if I could get 5 tao right now.

Mr Trends 04 August 2021

The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.

Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Example

Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.

Sinazo 20 July 2020
Covidpreneurs are those dodgy tenderpreneurs who loot the government money intended for Covid-19 tenders. They register dodgy businesses and win tenders but they either not deliver at all or they deliver below par results.
Example

Deals that are believed to be worth more than R2.2bn, involving emergency purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being said to be chowed by Covidpreneurs.

Sinazo 26 July 2020


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