Shandapha

A term that is used to refer to a beautiful woman.
Can also be spelt as chandapha.

yoh this girl ke shandapha.

Umgowo

A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.

Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.

I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.

Model C

In South Africa, Model C was the semi-private schools back in the day which were initially only allowing whites.

He speaks that Model C English.

Tsotsi

This is a general kasi term for a criminal.

He got mugged by some Tsotsi from town.

Mambisa

Mambisa is an informal name used to refer to Tembisa township.

I was born and bred in Mambisa.

Rhem

irhem is a colloquial Xhosa term mostly used by ama dyan from East London (eMonti) to refer to sex or a vagina.

Bendisitya irhem izolo.

Bafana Maths

Bafana Maths refers to the calculations Bafana Bafana usually does before qualifying for a major tournament. It usually entails “if team A wins, team B draws, and we win by so many goals, then we qualify”

We need Nigeria to beat Benin and we beat Rwanda, then we’ll qualify for the World Cup. My Bafana Maths is on point now.

Papsak

Papsak is the foil container that's put inside a box of wine (3L or 5L). The term can be used to refer to to cheap or low quality wine.

We used to moer papsak when we were learning to drink.

Ballie

Ballie is a Term in Mzansi that refers to an old man or a father.

I met this other ballie yesterday and he gave me some good dating advice.

Sandile

A very cool humble guy whom everyone thinks his hot, attractive and liked by many.

My crush is Sandile