Punta

Booty


She has a beautiful punta



Gintsa

Gintsa or ginsa is a South African term for a thug, mostly those who hijack cars.


She is dating a gintsa hence she has so much money now.



Mjita/out

A guy/ gentleman/clever man


How's it Mjita; 'm just Moja (fine)



Voetsek

This is the most common curse word, mostly used to chase a dog away.
Some may spell it as Tsek


Hey voetsek wena spottie. Go away.



Tsotsi Taal

The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.

Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.


Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.



Enkwarini

A kasi term for a club or a party or a place where a party takes place


Asambe siye enkwarini



Gregre

Gregre is a Xhosa slang term for vagina.


Ndibawela igregre namhlanje.



Sosh Plata

Sosh Plata refers to the customised number plate with a smaller/different font & font size, which makes it more appealing to the eye. It makes the car look cleaner & sexier. Also known as: illegal plata // Stance number plate // sosha plata.


ah mfanaka ko botsa nka kreya dai Golf, fetsa kere Sosh 'plata ah ema nyana joh!"

(boy I am telling you, if I get that Golf, then put that illegal plata on it, its gonna break necks!)



Nxa

It is used to describe something that is very nice or can be used when you agree or like something


This food is very nxa
Nxa I'll see you later



Coloureds

Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.


Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.




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