Domkop

A domkop is a name given to someone who is an idiot.


You can be a domkop sometimes 🤦🏽‍♂️

Tsotsi

This is a general kasi term for a criminal.


He got mugged by some Tsotsi from town.

Skopas

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip


I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.

Ben 10

In South Africa, Ben 10 has nothing to do with cartoons. It rather refers to a young male who is dating an older female.


I was once a Ben 10 and she used to give me money for alcohol every weekend.

Mavuso

The money given to a woman after spending the night with her.


She left with a random guy yesterday guy and got mavuso in the morning.

Big Xhosa

Also known as SOS - Is a South African rapper who the current king of South African rap. He released his diss track called Ninyile that was dissing the whole SA Hip Hop industry and all these cats have been awfully quiet ever since.


Big Xhosa dissed the whole industry except Big Zulu.

560

560 is a Xhosa slang term for main chick or the main partner.


I can't date you cause you know I have a 560.

Igeza

1. A person considered to be crazy.
1. Also when one has silly notions, like making fun of others.


1. "Lamfana ligeza." - that guy is a crazy person.
2. "Uyageza wena." - you are being silly/crazy.

Ingidi

Ingidi is a slang term of "big booty or big ass".


That girl have Ingidi.

Ayoba

Ayoba is a South African slang, which means something “cool”, “okay”, or “all right”. It was popular before the social media age but its use has declined.


Girl 1: We should go to the mall tomorrow.
Girl 2: Ayoba


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