GALXBOY

GALXBOY is a South African streetwear brand which has its roots in the underground and rebellious youth street culture that dominates the urban centres of Mzansi.


I am buying myself some GALXBOY clothes when I get paid.



Jollof boys

Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.


Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.



Askies

Askies is an Afrikaans term for Sorry. It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for apologising.


I didn't see you there, askies for stepping on you.



Financial Dating

Financial Dating is just a different "woke" term for prostitution!


No one:

Girls these days: Financial Dating is where it's at.



Boi

Boi means friend and can be used to both genders men and women it's a word mostly use in zambia to address a friend


*Hey boi what time are we going to class?
*Boi meet me at kafulu mall
right now.



Laduma

Laduma is a South African phrase that is generally spoken (or screamed) when a goal is scored in soccer.


What a goal... Laduuuuuuumaaaa!!!



Germiston

Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa.


I hate travelling to Germiston in the morning. The traffic is crazy.



Hoezit

Slang word for "how is it". It comes from the Afrikaans term "Hoe is dit" and people just decided to change the spelling.


Man 1: Eita da, hoezit?

Man 2: Sharp hoezit da?

Man 1: Fede nja yami.



Chop rice

Chop rice is a Nigerian slang term that means “eat rice”.


Ehhhhh. Chop rice, chop rice, chop rice.



Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.


Máa na faa= I will beat you.




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