A widely used noun and verb for an outdoor β€˜barbecue’ where meat is cooked over a fire or coal. A braai is a popular social event in South Africa and even has its own dedicated public holiday, known as National Braai Day, which coincides with Heritage Day celebrated annually on September 24.
Example

Let's go buy some beer and some meat for tonight's braai.

DRex • 16 July 2020
Stufuza is a term for a chubby person.
Example

I like my man as a stufuza.

Sinazo • 18 January 2023

Nyash can be defined as something in a woman backside that make every man go crazy.
Example

Like when a lady shake the Nyash, Men can never be themselves

Jimoh sheriff • 15 September 2022

MD

MD is an abbreviation that has recently been used for Matric Dance. This is the farewell function for Matriculants or grade 12 learners in South Africa.
Example

My school's MD was lit.

Yanga CPT • 10 May 2024

A term referring to a large amount of something.
Example

I've got alcohol for days, fam.

Varsity Dude • 23 April 2021
A barbershop in Liberian slang.
Example

We coming go to lay barbing saloon jessna

James04 • 23 March 2025

Sembi is a Xhosa social media term that means ugly or bad.

Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Example

Me posting a picture of my child:

Facebook friends: Sembi bundle of joy wakho mntkbw.

MXhosa • 18 May 2021
The skrr skrr way of saying clean.
Example

Just got a new haircut. I look tlean.

Zet • 21 May 2021

This is a term used to refer to someone who smokes nyaope.
Example

These nyaope boys would kill you for R5.

DRex • 19 July 2020

Saf

Now, at this moment; from "this time".
Example

I dey come saf saf.

Admin • 26 July 2026


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