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A favorite South African snack made from dried and salted meat, similar to beef jerky. It is mostly loved by white South Africans when watching their rugby games.

Let's grab some biltong before we watch the game.

by DRex , 16 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Chillax

A South African slang term to calm down or relax.

I will be chillaxing by the beach all day today.

by Siya , 10 August 2025

Country: South Africa

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)"

by m.s.malepe , 21 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Jiva

Jiva is a kasi term for dancing. It can also be spelt as Jaiva.

Ey wena uyathanda uku jiva.
You like dancing

by Danny , 26 June 2021

Country: South Africa

Inyathi

Inyathi is a Xhosa and Zulu word for a buffalo.

Inyathi ibuzwa kwabayaziyo.

by Khingh , 21 September 2025

Country: South Africa

Xhosa

IsiXhosa is a Nguni language that is spoken in South Africa and some parts of Zimbabwe. It is the language with the clicks.

Ndithetha isiXhosa ekhaya.
I speak Xhosa at home.

by MXhosa , 12 October 2022

Country: South Africa

Umpu

Umpu is a Xhosa word for a gun.

Ndifuna umpu wam

I want my gun.

by OD , 26 July 2025

Country: South Africa

Gumba

cash, stash , dough, (relation to money in general.)

Serendipitously the word is a title of the song that shook the whole mzansi, nation as a whole, it was in every corner one would turn.

ntwana ako sike gumba dar, lend me some cash nyana.

by Siba da Ntsizwa (GI) , 24 August 2025