Buttocks, bums, irrespective of gender.
Example

Look at Layla's nyash.

Azzra 21 May 2025

Hun

Hun is a South African slang term for a girl or chick.
Example

Khayelitsha huns will finish your money and leave you.

Yanga CPT 17 May 2024

Iqobelo is a term that means something is real or authentic.
Example

Come buy from me, I only sell iqobelo.

Percy 28 April 2025
Idlala is a Kasi term for a house.
Example

I want to buy idlala before I turn 30.

Skhokho 04 August 2021

This is the best herb to get you relaxed. It was once illegal to grow this shit in South Africa, but now motherfuckers are growing it all over.
Example

Dude, where did you get the weed we had last night? It was the bomb.

Chief 19 July 2020
Girls these days say they are in Japan to indicate that they are on their periods.
This is due to the flag of Japan, all white with a big red dot (indicates period blood in this case). 🇯🇵
Example

Yoh mntase, I was so worried that I won't go to Japan this month but I woke up in Japan today.

Skhokho 28 April 2021

This is a name given to Nigerians after they tried stealing amapiano from South Africans.
Example

Amapiano colonisers are all over Sunnyside and Hillbrow.

Danny 24 July 2023
Khemi is a general slang term for muthi or traditional medicine.
Example

He gets his girls using his khemi.

Skhokho 04 April 2022

Safari gateway city near Serengeti and Kilimanjaro with diplomatic significance.
Example

Arusha hosts the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
What bitter people say after they've lost an argument but still do not want to admit that they were wrong.
Example

It does not matter what you say, oksalayo I can beat you.

Skhokho 01 May 2021


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