Tenderpreneur

In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.

That mkhaba is not normal. It's definitely a mkhaba of a tenderpreneur.

Umgowo

A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.

Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.

I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.

clever black

A sarcastic phrase used to describe a black person who thinks he is smart but whose actions perpetuate the oppression black people. Sometimes black thieving leaders and their supporters use it to try to embarrass black opponents.

Example 1
Guy 1: What happened to that radical student leader, Tshepo?
Guy 2: He became a kleva black after getting a nice job in government.

Example 2
Thieving leader: We can't take this country forward because clever blacks are blocking our efforts.

Marete

A baSotho/Tswana term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball).

O boa marete saan

Marrakesh

Red City known for souks, palaces, and the bustling Jemaa el-Fnaa square.

Marrakesh's Bahia Palace showcases exquisite Moroccan craftsmanship.

Pinkies

Pinkies is a Kasi term for R50 or ZAR50, that is 50 rands.

Now that the Cupcake has closed alcohol again, I heard that a ngud of Zamalek is pinkies from my Take it or leave it.

Mbudlu-mbudlu

Imbudlu-mbudlu is a Xhosa colloquial term for a chubby or fat person.

Did you see him, yimbudlu-middle after he got a job.

SeSotho

Sesotho is the South Sotho language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa.

I speak SeSotho at home.

Plug

plug is a word used by Xhosa people that means HIV & AIDS

yho njayam lawei ine plug

Pipi

Ipipi is a term in South Africa that means a penis.

Unepipi enkulu.
He has a big penis.