Cherry

Cherry is a Kasi term to refer to a girl/female. It can also be used to refer specifically to a girlfriend


Ndikhumbula icherry yam ngoku.

Male Bestie

The most dangerous creature. Male bestie is the guy your girlfriend always tells you not to worry about but you don't know what they do behind closed doors. He is the guy that's always waiting for you to fuck up.


My guy be careful of your girl's male bestie.

Batlao Hurda

A social media term that means they will hurt you.


You think he loves you... Batlao hurda mntase.

Toti

Itoti is a general term for a can or tin. It can be a can of beer, food or whatever, as long as it's a can you can call it itoti.


I stopped drinking ngud, I only drink itoti now.

Mnyamelis

South African Slime-Super-Slang for Meat. Derived from the Zulu word for meat being “inyama”. Popularized by the great DJ Dr Peppa.

*Note: Only used when speaking in English


Broer 1: So you left it on the grass next to the braai stand boyzen??

You: You know I can’t waste food so I had to eat the Mnyamelis

Japa

Japa is a slang term derived from the Yoruba language. Japa simply means ‘to run swiftly’ out of a dangerous situation.

To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.


I wan japa go South Africa next year.

Nelly M

Nelly M is the name that the recent generation / Social Media has given to former South African president, Nelson Mandela.


I miss Nelly M, things would be better if he was still alive.

Oledi

Oledi is a slang term for mother.
It is basically another spelling for "old lady"


I would kill a nigga for oledi.

Anti-semitic

Hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.


Kanye West is being canceled after he made some anti-semitic remarks.

Kapa

Kapa is the Xhosa name for Cape Town.


Ndiphuma eKapa mna.



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