Springboks is the name used to refer to the South African National Rugby Team.
Example

The Springboks are currently number one in the world.

Stanley 19 November 2024

Urhulu

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Urhulu Sesi Omkhulu Baba woMundu

Urhulu is Big Sister of a person's Father
Example

Sithe Masifika Khabo Baba Urhulu Wajabula

By the time We arrived at Father's home Aunty was happy

Anti Devil 5 days ago

Dijo is a Sotho term for food.
Example

Ke batla dijo.
I want food.

LinguistZA 11 July 2025
Ozzy Rsa is Olona Mnconcoshe who lives in witbank, currently learning at zacheus malaza msta
Example

Ozzy Rsa is just a humbled boy

Unknown 24 January 2025

Rha

Rha
Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for “plenty” or “enough”. Used in Xhosa as a term for “That’s enough”often in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for “ew”.
Example

In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence “a place of milk”. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambushe’s nickname: Rharhabe meaning “Minister of Plenty”.

In Xhosa it varies:

In a Dismissal Manner

Someone: I’m going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.

To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say “Stop it. Rha! That’s enough”

In a Disgusting Manner

When a child see poop usually they used to say “Rha! Poo”
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say “Rha!”

In an Elated Manner

A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say “Rha! I out did myself”
Feeling pretty? “Rha! I’m beautiful”

Sgasa 21 May 2025
An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.
Example

Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.

Chief 20 July 2020

Show me your number is a popular soccer/football skill in South Africa, where the player pretends to shoot the ball and the defender ducks, hence showing his/her number to the attacker.
Example

They hit him with a “show me your number” and the crowd went crazy.

Cody 16 May 2024
It's a new word to ask a friend how he/she is doing.
Example

Ekse Bathini nigga?

Lwakhe 22 January 2025

Jiki jiki means all of a sudden or suddenly.
Example

When we were growing you were dark, jiki jiki you are a yellow bone.

Skhokho 26 May 2022
An Afrikaans slang term for pussy or cunt. it is typically considered a foul word as it is often used to refer to or describe something with great disgust.
Example

Get out of here jou ma se poes

DRex 26 April 2021


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