To beat someone to a pulp.


Can also be a swear word in Afrikaans
Example

I will moer you.


Come here, jou moer.

DRex 06 April 2021
A Mabena is a person who is always making mistakes and who is a disappointment.
Example

Disappoint me again, Mabena.

Skhokho 01 May 2021

A Xhosa term for mkhukhu, a house built from zink (metallic roof material).
Basically a shack.
Example

Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe

Sinazo 23 April 2021
Isgubhu is a South African slang term that initially meant music drums or a bassline before it later referred to all dance music.
Example

South Africans love any song with isgubhu

Siya 04 June 2024

Currency of Zimbabwe (ZWL) issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
Example

Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.

Travel Admin 21 July 2025
Masandawana is a nickname for South African soccer team Mamelodi Sundowns.
Example

I'm a loyal supporter of masandawana.

MXhosa 13 May 2021

Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It is known as the Alabama of South Africa, or the armpit of South Africa.
Example

If you divorce your wife in Brakpan, she remains your sister.

Maps 13 June 2024
The name South Africans gave Queen Elizabeth when she died 😅
Example

Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.

DRex 09 September 2022

A term used to refer to a bribe, usually given to cops or traffic officers.
Example

I gave him some tjotjo and he let me go.

Skhokho 01 May 2021
Currency of Seychelles (SCR) issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles.
Example

Features unique island wildlife like the coco de mer palm.

Travel Admin 21 July 2025


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