Boet

It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.


Listen here, boet. I will moer you.



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.



FLOTUS

First Lady Of The United States


Did you hear that the FLOTUS plagiarized her speech?



Lepopotane

A term in Sepitori that refers to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. Xhosa people call it tilili


I use my lepopotane for my side chicks, and I make sure I hide it inside the spare wheel so that my main chick doesn't see it.



Hoki

Ihoki is a term used to refer to a shack.


I need decoration ideas for ihoki yam.



Indoda

Indoda is another term for God🥲


Indoda yinkulu yehlabathi.



Gugulethu

Gugulethu is a township in Western Cape, South Africa and is around 20km from Cape Town. Its name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for our pride / our hope.


When i visit Cape Town, I make sure I go to Gugulethu.



Mashonisa

A Zulu term for a Loan Shark, someone who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside of local authority.


I need to pay the mashonisa otherwise he will keep my ID and Bank cards.



GAETZ

Touchline Operator, MBUZI.
One feels pressure when he is around


“Dai man ke GAETZ“



Family Bars

Family bars are what the skrr skrr generation calls clan names (izithakazelo).


Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.




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