East London, or eMonti a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Eastern Cape province.
Example
East London niggas are always full of shit.
Imbudlu-mbudlu is a Xhosa colloquial term for a chubby or fat person.
Example
Did you see him, yimbudlu-middle after he got a job.
An idiot; a stupid or silly person. The Sunday Times newspaper shames wrongdoers in public life with its Mampara of the Week award.
Example
Kaizer Chiefs fans are Mamparas.
The colloquial term used by us South Africans to refer to our country. It is the Zulu word for the "South" part in South Africa. The full word is Mzansi Africa.
Example
People of Mzansi will support their own.
The Shona language (chiShona) is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in Zimbabwe, where it holds official status alongside English and Ndebele. It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family and is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages in Southern Africa.
Example
I need to learn some Shona before visiting my friend in Harare.
Relaxing, socialising with friends over drinks and sometimes some braai meat at someone’s home, tavern, club or at a pub.
Example
I'm planning a chillas this coming weekend at my place.
Ku bird is a term that means "it's bad". Like when the situation gets really really bad. People use "bird" because it sounds the same as "bad".
Example
I only have R3.50 in my bank account. Ku bird!
University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.
Example
No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.
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