Ijaja

Ijaja is a widely used South African slang term to refer to God.


I don't care what you say, ijaja is my witness.



Male Bestie

The most dangerous creature. Male bestie is the guy your girlfriend always tells you not to worry about but you don't know what they do behind closed doors. He is the guy that's always waiting for you to fuck up.


My guy be careful of your girl's male bestie.



Boet

It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.


Listen here, boet. I will moer you.



Robot

The word 'robot' when used in the context of driving means Traffic light.


"The robot is red..."



Nyisa

Show you flames or to literally make you shit yourself.


Mjolo will nyisa you. 



Hayi

A Xhosa term for No.


Q: Are you hungry?
A: Hayi



Amakhosi

Amakhosi is another name for the South African soccer team (Future African Champions) Kaizer Chiefs.


Amakhosi are getting a star when they win the finals.



Tender Prophet

A Tender Prophet is a name given to a tenderpreneur who can prophecy that s/he will be awarded a tender before it is officially awarded. This name has been used to describe Cat Matlala who rented a clinic on South African Police Service (SAPS) property six months before he scored a tainted R360 million police health services tender.


He rented the property before he was given the tender. Surely he is a prophet. He is a tender prophet.



Broer

South African slang word for brother, directly derived from the Afrikaans language


You peep that broer over there? He makes nca music!



Kganthe why?

It's a combination of two words, Sepedi and English, by Mogau Samson Leagathoko Malepe asking someone to rephrase their statement, or tell, "I don't vibe with you" or "I don't follow".


"Bra, I've been looking for you all-over, where did you dissappear to?"
MSL Malepe: "Kganthe why?(with an annoyed lookalike face)"




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