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Township meaning for slang whose direct translation means 'gangster language' 'taal' being the Afrikaans word for language. A huge contribution to this type of slang stem from South African prisons.

He came back from Pollsmoor speaking Tsotsi taal.

by Tshidi (Not Matshidiso) , 18 September 2025

Country: South Africa

Skorokoro

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

Push iskorokoro.

by Skhokho , 01 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Lizbet

The name South Africans gave Queen Elizabeth when she died 😅

Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.

by DRex , 09 September 2022

Country: Zambia

Eksay

A general exclamation used to express excitement, surprise, or to affirm something. It can be a substitute for "wow" or "for real.”

You won the lottery? Eksay, that's incredible!

by Grace ❤️ , 21 July 2025

Country: South Africa

Sauta

Another slang term for South Africa.
Also see South Ah

Madumane: Thank you Sauta for the love.

by Skhokho , 28 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Wud

It's those mxit abbreviations from back in the day that means "What are you doing"

Guy: Hi
Girl: Hi
Guy: Hud
Girl: Gud u
Guy: Gud, wud?

by Danny , 04 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Igudumana

A person who is not scared of anything. Willing to risk it all, including career and own life for a man.

I got myself igudumana, I’m sorted for life.

by DRex , 13 April 2023

Country: South Africa

Snxl

Derived from Xhosa term "Andisenxile" which means I am so drunk. It is mostly used by girls on social to indicate that they've had too much to drink.
Can also be spelled as senxl.

Yho snxl kamnandi mntkbw.

by Sinazo , 07 April 2021

Country: South Africa

TUT

A University in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa. TUT is short for Tshwane University of Technology. It is known for being in the forefront of all violent strikes/protests in South Africa.

Did you see what TUT students were doing to the cops during the protest?

by Varsity Dude , 21 April 2021