South African slang term for the club, tavern, party, all the nice places.
Example
I miss how groove was before lockdown.
A spicy relish of Indian origin, much like a mix between chutney and a pickle and usually made from green mangoes.
Example
I eat everything with atchar 🤞🏽
Inxila is a Xhosa term for a drunkard.
Example
Ubhuti wakho linxila lokwenyani.
Translation: Your brother is a real drunkard.
Bundus is a term used to refer to the rural areas. It’s mostly used by people in the burbs to “look down” on those ones who come from the rural areas.
Example
You can see the way he speaks that he’s from the bundus.
Amapanyaza is the name given to the Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens who were deployed by the Premier, Panyaza Lesufi.
Example
Amapanyaza are doing a great job in fighting crime in Gauteng.
In South Africa, a bakkie refers to a pick-up truck.
Example
I need to get myself a bakkie for when I go to the villages.
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
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
Example
I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.
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