Last number is a Kasi term for the best of the best, the top of the range, top class.
Example
I'm buying the last number Kota.
Mjondolo is another term for informal settlements (mkhukhu).
Example
There is an movement called Abahlali basemjondolo
Inteshe is a Xhosa term that refers to a huge belly, mostly seen in tenderpreneurs. It is the synonym of mkhaba.
Example
I've stopped eating meat because wow, inteshe.
A small village based in Limpopo just outside Tzaneen. It is the only village in Limpopo that has a rich soil when it comes to farming. It is known for having all sorts of scarce fruits and vegetables.
Example
I was born and bred in Balloon village
Drop is a Kasi term for gonorrhea (a type of STI).
Example
He got a drop after sleeping with that girl last week.
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.
It's the face of a person who has been drinking for a long time / a drunkard. That face that looks like leather.
Example
This person is old, can't you see that phuza face?
A cotton-sangoma is someone who is known for their fashion sense & their unique style.
Example
Indeed that lad is a cotton-sangoma
Anyone born from the year 2000 to 2009. The other word for AMA2000 is AMA2K
Example
Someone saying something about a 2K/2000: “Ama2000 don’t know their home languages.” or “Ama2K love listening to amapiano.”
The most successful soccer team in South Africa (and most rich). It is nicknamed masandawana or kabo yellow.
Example
Mamelodi Sundowns is winning the league again this season, after snatching it from Kaizer Chiefs last season on the last game.
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