Mamboyi

Mamboyi is a colloquial term for alcoholic beverage, Old Buck.


I only drink Mamboyi when I’m in the bundus.



Gregre

Gregre is a Xhosa slang term for vagina.


Ndibawela igregre namhlanje.



Umkhwetha

A young Xhosa man being initiated into manhood at initiation school.
Plural is abakhwetha.


He is scarce on facebook because ngumkhwetha.



Lamza

Is a kasi term for a kiss.


You can't even get a lamza from a random chick in the club anymore because of this covid.



Coconut

Used as a racist remark towards black people who behave like Caucasians (White people).  Derived from the coconut fruit - "brown on the outside, white on the inside".


What were you expecting from this one? He is a coconut anyways. 



Okpo

Okpo is a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment


I want go carry Okpo



Indlala

Indlala is the formal Xhosa term for hunger or poverty.
Also see Ikati ilele eziko


Indlala inamanyala and it can make you do anything.



Awhire

Awhire is the name Urhobo people call Root of plants.


Go and uproot awhire for me



Letsabitsa

Nothern Sotho word, popular in Limpopo use to describe a beautiful girl.


That girl is hot gents. Ke Letsabitsa.



Pedi

Pedi is a South African language spoken by a group of people known as the Marota/Bapedi.


I am a proud Pedi.




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