Tik is the South African street name for crystal meth. It also goes by the street name thsuf.
Example
These boys smoke tik and terrorize the community.
Ikrwala is a Xhosa term for a fresh out of initiation school man. You will see them with their formal clothes and the red thing on their face.
Example
I can't wait to see my younger brother as ikrwala.
Its a Xhosa word meaning lemme sleep . often used when someone is tired & they want to rest
Example
Andidinwe hayi mandilale
Dzubha is a slang term for a chubby or fat person.
Example
Did you see that dzubha over there?
The act of making people who go to groove feel bad about it and make it look like it’s wrong.
Example
I won’t stop going out, you can continue with your groove shaming.
Example
I’m moving to Jozi.
A Xhosa term for come here.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.
In South Africa, Model C was the semi-private schools back in the day which were initially only allowing whites.
Example
He speaks that Model C English.
An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.
Example
Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.
This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
Example
Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.
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