Born-free

In South Africa, a born-free is anyone who was born after 27 April 1994 (Freedom day).

You born-frees don't know anything about struggle.

Mfethu

Mfethu is a Nguni term, short for mfowethu, meaning my brother. It is generally used to refer to a man, doesn’t have to be related to you.

Dankie for featuring me, mfethu.

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Liberia

A West African country founded by freed American slaves, with rubber plantations and recovery from civil war.

Monrovia, Liberia's capital, is named after U.S. President James Monroe.

UCT

University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.

No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.

Nongendi

Nongendi is a Xhosa word/name for a nun. It directly translates to “one who cannot get married”.

Usisi wam nguNongendi.

My sister is a nun.

Haibo

An expression of surprise or shock (basically means wow), mostly used by Xhosa speaking people. It can also be spelt as Hayibo.

Haibo, is this really happening?

Kreng Kreng

A new drug in Pitori that is 10 times stronger and addictive than nyaope.

Kreng kreng is finishing the youth of Pretoria

Last number

Last number is a Kasi term for the best of the best, the top of the range, top class.

I'm buying the last number Kota.

Sharist

Sharists are those people who spend their time on Facebook just sharing posts. They are usually single, hence all the free time to bore us with their useless posts.

Ever since they dumped her, she's been a big sharist on Facebook.

Ama2000

Anyone born from the year 2000 to 2009. The other word for AMA2000 is AMA2K

Someone saying something about a 2K/2000: “Ama2000 don’t know their home languages.” or “Ama2K love listening to amapiano.”