Nyoviolas is a playful variation or nickname referencing South African rapper Cassper Nyovest, often styled as "Don Nyoviolas".
Example

Ola Nyoviolas, I am your biggest fan.

Skhokho 16 June 2025
Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.
Example

Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.

LinguistZA 03 November 2022

Do you understand
Example

Do u gerrit

Annie 28 February 2022
Fiti is derived from the term "fit" and is used to describe something that is good, cool, or trendy.
Example

Unapendeza, hizo nguo ni fiti!
You look great, those clothes are cool!

Uzzi 09 April 2025

A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.
Example

Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.

Mr Trends 21 July 2020
Bafana Maths refers to the calculations Bafana Bafana usually does before qualifying for a major tournament. It usually entails “if team A wins, team B draws, and we win by so many goals, then we qualify”
Example

We need Nigeria to beat Benin and we beat Rwanda, then we’ll qualify for the World Cup. My Bafana Maths is on point now.

Zama 14 October 2025

Currency of Seychelles (SCR) issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles.
Example

Features unique island wildlife like the coco de mer palm.

Travel Admin 21 July 2025

Kho

When You blow your MT4/MT5 account, the only sound you get to hear is "kho"
Example

Life ke "kho"
Meaning life can also be viewed as a huge loss when things aren't going well

Lucas N 03 May 2022

Inyathi is a Xhosa and Zulu word for a buffalo.
Example

Inyathi ibuzwa kwabayaziyo.

Khingh 21 September 2025
To destroy, to leave in disorder or to mess up
Example

The how y’all now chakla this room, when I bop my eyes, that how it muh be clean.

James04 23 March 2025


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