The South African Women's soccer team.
Example

Banyana Banyana is the best women's soccer team in Africa, unlike Bafana Bafana.

Chief • 16 July 2020
Administrative capital known for its jacaranda-lined streets and government buildings.
Example

Pretoria's Union Buildings house the South African presidency.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

A word the "Mapulane" adults use to refer to a girl.
Example

Heh Ngeku dula fase.

*You girl, Sit down*

Mc'Bird • 05 June 2021
Someone who likes the idea of being fit but also likes food.
Example

I may look fit but I regard myself as fit-ish.

Skhokho • 06 October 2022

South African

slang commonly used in a Hip-Hop context for Hookah Pipe or “Hubbly-Bubbly”
Example

Hade Broer, can you skyf pipe there?

Big Saint • 17 March 2023
Ekurhuleni is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. Ekurhuleni means "place of peace" in XiTsonga.
Example

I prefer Ekurhuleni over City of Johannesburg.

Maps • 15 July 2025

Noun 1: A christian thief who steals under the guise of humility.



Noun 2: A falsely humble person who wins public support by frequenting worshipping places.
Example

The lungu of African politicians is the major contributing factor to abject poverty.

McOllus • 01 September 2022
A Southern African country with Victoria Falls, rich mineral resources, and economic challenges.
Example

Zimbabwe's Great Zimbabwe ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage site from an ancient civilization.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Bafafta is a playful, modern Xhosa slang term used as an affectionate or emphatic collective address for women, friends, or peers, similar to saying "folks," "guys," or an exaggerated version of bafazi (women)
Example

Yho bafafta, I’m so drunk.

Brazo • 02 August 2026
Gugs is a shortened term that referes to the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town.
Example

Ndiphuma eGugs

Percy • 27 April 2025


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