A popular type of House Music that has taken South African music scene by storm. It involves a lot of Piano playing, hence the name amapiano.
Example

Kabza De Small is the king of Amapiano.

Danny • 15 April 2021
The Western Cape is one of 9 South African provinces, with coasts bordering the Indian and Atlantic oceans. It's known for the port city of Cape Town, set beneath Table Mountain, part of a national park of the same name.
Example

I can't wait for the day I have enough money to visit Cape Town, in the Western Cape.

Maps • 14 June 2024

Gossip or backbiting.
Example

Stop the kokonsa about people.

Admin • 26 July 2026
Mdantsane is a township in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the second largest township in South Africa, after Soweto.
Example

That boxer is from the streets of Mdantsane.

Chief • 14 June 2023

A Zulu word for asking a girl/guy out.
Example

Ladies must also shela now. #WomenHaveToShela

Skhokho • 11 May 2021
The term Cape Flats refers to a flat, sandy stretch of land which is located on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town. It has been accurately described as the "dumping ground of apartheid" and it is here that people of colour (non-whites in "old South Africa" language) were relocated to in terms of the infamous Group Areas Act.
Example

I am from the Cape Flats where we hear gunshots every night.

LinguistZA • 03 November 2022

Mom I'd Like to Fuck.

What were you watching that made you search for this word?
Example

You were watching some Milf videos?

Danny • 24 April 2021
Springboks is the name used to refer to the South African National Rugby Team.
Example

The Springboks are currently number one in the world.

Stanley • 19 November 2024

This is the premium air that people from Pitori think they breathe, while the rest of the world breathes normal air.
Example

Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air

DRex • 19 July 2020
Nasty C is a South African rapper, songwriter, and record producer widely celebrated as one of Africa's most influential hip-hop figures.
Example

Have to go listen to that new Nasty C song

Africtionary AI • 31 July 2026


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