Side chick

A side chick is a girl that is being dated by a guy who is in a serious relationship with someone else (main chick).


The girl he was with is his side chick.



Lizbet

The name South Africans gave Queen Elizabeth when she died 😅


Hitler is reportedly having a nice time with Lizbet in hell.



Spinza

Word meaning drink, any type of drink and mostly biased towards alcohol drinks.


uspinza ini? What are you drinking?



Mambo

Mambo is a versatile Swahili word that can be used in various contexts. It’s a casual greeting among friends, akin to saying “What’s up?".


Friend 1: Mambo (What's up)
Friend 2: Poa (Cool)



Ngamla

A slang term that means a white person.


That guy is always chilling with a ngamla.



Impandla

Impandla is a Nguni term for bald hair (when men lose their hair).


He's always wearing a cap because unempandla.



Ayoba

Ayoba is a South African slang, which means something “cool”, “okay”, or “all right”. It was popular before the social media age but its use has declined.


Girl 1: We should go to the mall tomorrow.
Girl 2: Ayoba



Tikoloshe

In Zulu/Xhosa mythology, Tikoloshe, Tokoloshe, Tokolotshe, De'Avion or Hili is a dwarf-like water sprite. It is considered a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by drinking water or swallowing a stone. Tokoloshes are called upon by malevolent people to cause trouble for others.


*My child misbehaves*
Me: If you don't behave, I will call the tikoloshe to beat you.



Sheleni

Sheleni is a slang term for R0.10 (ten cents).


I'm so broke I don't even have isheleni under my name.



420

420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for weed consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m., and also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20th.


Can't wait for 420 so that I can smoke freely.




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