Braai
A widely used noun and verb for an outdoor ‘barbecue’ where meat is cooked over a fire or coal. A braai is a popular social event in South Africa and even has its own dedicated public holiday, known as National Braai Day, which coincides with Heritage Day celebrated annually on September 24.
Let's go buy some beer and some meat for tonight's braai.
Hun
Hun is a South African slang term for a girl or chick.
Khayelitsha huns will finish your money and leave you.
Underground gang
A skrr skrr way of referring to the ancestors.
You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.
Bhakaniya
This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.
Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.
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