Chillas

Relaxing, socialising with friends over drinks and sometimes some braai meat at someone’s home, tavern, club or at a pub.


I'm planning a chillas this coming weekend at my place.



Ngwanyana

A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.


Ngwanyana o wa tela.



Show me your number

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.


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



Alkebulan

Ancient name of Africa, meaning 'mother of mankind'/'garden of eden'.


People need to talk more about Alkebulan.



Gbola

It is the Nigerian pidgin word for Penis


Davido's gbola is too big.



Inganekwane

A fictitious story or a tale. Like those tales you'd hear about from parents/teachers/friends or read when you were younger.


"A man and his daughter were walking in the forest..."
Welele... inganekwane!



Toti

Itoti is a general term for a can or tin. It can be a can of beer, food or whatever, as long as it's a can you can call it itoti.


I stopped drinking ngud, I only drink itoti now.



Ingwe

Ingwe in a Xhosa and Zulu word for a leopard.


Ingwe idla ngamabala.



Sloti

Isloti is a Xhosa slang term for a drinking place (tavern or bar).


Umama uvule isloti pha endlini.

My mom opened a tavern at home.



Botty

These word BOTTY stand for a person which comes from a rich background


Soyinka is a botty boy




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