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S’ting ting

A useless person or thing. A breathing object

He is not someone who can help you yis’ting- ting.

You can only rob a s’ting ting

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Gauteng

Gauteng is the smallest yet richest province in South Africa. That is where you will find Johannesburg and Pitori

I was born and raised in the Gauteng Province.

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Idinga

Idinga is a very formal Xhosa term for a date. Not a date as in 13 May, I mean a date as in you go on a date with someone.

I'm going to the mall at 5, ndinedinga with my wife.

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weyi

It's a thing or something

Iphi la wayi ?

In English - where is that thing?

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Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a Low Franconian West Germanic language descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia. 

I would rather do an unprepared speech in Afrikaans that ukujola with you. 

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Nyash

Nyash is a slang term for big booty or big ass.

"If you don't have nyash as a woman, you are just wasting your time"

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Hosh

"Hello"; also used before combat. Example in combat: Hosh, jy raak wys ("Hello, show me what you made of"). This gang-related word occurs inside as well as outside of prison: use at own discretion

Hosh nongoloza, come here.

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Bergie

A derogatory term, originally referred to homeless people who sheltered in the forests of Cape Town’s Table Mountain. It’s now a derogatory word for homeless people in general.

He left home now he is a bergie.

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Take it or leave it

These are the guys who sell alcohol during the hard lockdown, when there is an alcohol ban. They inflate their prices like crazy. You can even get an 1818 bottle for R850.
They got the name because they don't care, it's either you buy at their 500% price or you leave it.

I got this gin from my Take it or leave it guy.

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Ke dese

In Sepitori, dese means good, beautiful... anything great. You may use it to say you are good at something or even use it to say you are beautiful.
The "Ke" in front stands for "I" or "I am"

Ke dese ka diski unlike Bafana Bafana players.

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