Woolworths

Also known as Woolies. This is a retail store that went to a private school. You go in there with your deep Zulu accent, but come out with that private school accent.


1. I speak like this because I drink Woolworths water every morning.

2. Tanqueray is the Woolworths of Gins.

Iphara

Iphara is a South African slang term for a drug addict, mostly those ones who terrorise the community.


He was doing well until he started smoking nyaope. He has now become iphara.

Stufuza

Stufuza is a term for a chubby person.


I like my man as a stufuza.

Taima

Taima is a slang term for dad or father.


I will be chilling with taima tomorrow.

Ngimnandi

Refers to being good, okay or doing well/fine.


- How are you? Are you okay?
- Ngimnandi

Street Kid

Street kid is a term used in South Africa to refer to homeless kids, living on the streets.


I almost a became a street kid when I lost my mother.

Okes

Okes is a South African Cheese boy or Model C slang term for gents or guys.


Okes were having fun last night at the rugby game.

Qaza

Iqaza is a Xhosa slang term for a shoe or shoes.


Ndibone enye iqaza egrand eSportscene.
I saw these other nice shoes at Sportscene.

Cut Soap For Me

The term is believed to have originated from internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys. In Nigerian pop culture, it has become an alternative way of asking someone to show you the way.


My sister, cut soap for me na this New year!

Kwerekwere

A derogatory term for foreigners in South African slang, particularly foreigners from African countries.
Can also be spelt as Kwirikwiri or kwarakwara.


Stop calling foreign people kwerekwere!



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