K1

K1 is the slang term for the township Katlehong, Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa.


"I'm K1 'til they put my name on the tomb" - Kwesta on Mmino



Kotini

Local term for cotton.


Sidl'ukotini kwedini.



Yawa

Yawa is a slang for problem or trouble.


"That girl na yawa" meaning That is trouble.



Mabopane

Mabopane is a residential township in South Africa. It is situated in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, to the north of Pretoria in Gauteng.


I was visiting a friend in Mabopane.



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. 



Kaaps

Kaaps or Afrikaaps is an Afrikaans dialect that is mainly spoken in the Cape Flats in Cape Town.


I thought I knew Afrikaans until I went to the Cape Flats and heard what they call Kaaps/Afrikaaps.



Skorokoro

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


Push iskorokoro.



Mxit

Mxit was a popular South African social media platform before the times of WhatsApp.
That's what we used to get girls back in the day.


Niggas had a girlfriend in every province during the Mxit days 🤣



Underground gang

A skrr skrr way of referring to the ancestors.


You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.



Chomi

Chomi is a South African slang term for "friend", "pal", "mate".


Chomi, let's go out tonight.




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