Park the bus

In soccer, to park the bus means to play very defensively, to get a lot of players behind the ball. Imagine a bus parked in front of the goal. It is almost impossible to score.


Park the bus, Man United. Playing football the Mourinho way



Shebeen

Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.


I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.



Cosmetically challenged

When you are ugly as fuck.


1. He couldn't get that girl because he is cosmetically challenged.

2. She rejected him because, cosmetically, he is challenged.



Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.


I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.



Zali

A Zambian slang term for money, specifically a hundred Kwacha note.


I need to go to the bank to get some zali.



ABSTRACT WRLD DESIGNS

Is a conceptual art t-shirt and sneaker brand that turns concepts into art in a form of fashion expression.


I love the t-shirt that I bought from ABSTRACT WRLD DESIGNS.



Sabhongo

Isabhongo is a Xhosa term for that smelly burp, especially after you mix amasi and meat.


What’s that smell? 🤢

Ungodly isabhongo usisi wakho.



Kovsie

A student at the University of the Free State.


Only a Kovsie knows the feeling.



Umfana

A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.


Umfana doesn’t deserve anything in this world.



Tsotsi taal

Township meaning for slang whose direct translation means 'gangster language' 'taal' being the Afrikaans word for language. A huge contribution to this type of slang stem from South African prisons.


He came back from Pollsmoor speaking Tsotsi taal.




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