Sembi

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.

Me posting a picture of my child:
Facebook friends: Sembi bundle of joy wakho mntkbw.

Kovsie

A student at the University of the Free State.

Only a Kovsie knows the feeling.

Dokafleh

Used clothes; pre-owned clothing and shoes (from abroad)

Please buy me dokafleh sneaker

Haibo

An expression of surprise or shock (basically means wow), mostly used by Xhosa speaking people. It can also be spelt as Hayibo.

Haibo, is this really happening?

Moer

To beat someone to a pulp.

Can also be a swear word in Afrikaans

I will moer you.

Sthandwa

Sthandwa means “my love” or “baby”.

I love you, sthandwa.

Mgqakhwe

In Xhosa, umgqakhwe is a derogatory term used to refer to someone born out of wedlock.

"Makungangeni mgqakhwe ebandleni likaYehova; nesizukulwana sawo seshumi masingangeni ebandleni likaYehova." - deuteronomy 23
"No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even down to the tenth generation."

Izinyanya

Izinyanya is a Xhosa term for ancestors.

Ndiyabulela kuni zinyanya.

Poes

An Afrikaans slang term for pussy or cunt. it is typically considered a foul word as it is often used to refer to or describe something with great disgust.

Get out of here jou ma se poes

Papsak

Papsak is the foil container that's put inside a box of wine (3L or 5L). The term can be used to refer to to cheap or low quality wine.

We used to moer papsak when we were learning to drink.