nyashlessness

(especially of a woman) the state of having a very small or no nyash, in a way that makes one ugly or unattractive.


Most Ugandan girls are facing rejection due to their nyashlessness. bumlessness



Slay queen

Young and naive girls who apparently do not date broke men. They spend hours on Snapchat and Instagram showing off things they don't even own.


Sandton slay queens are the worst, they will milk you dry then run way.



Voetsek

This is the most common curse word, mostly used to chase a dog away.
Some may spell it as Tsek


Hey voetsek wena spottie. Go away.



Street Champion

A street winner


Flex is The Street Champion



Msotra

Msotra is the slang term for Soweto township.


Ngise Msotra and I'm chillin' with the thugs



Idk

I don't know


When you want to shorten the word I don't know you say it as idk



Tut

A tut is a widely used varsity term for a tutorial.


I have to leave early because I have to submit my tut.



Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha is a township in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats. The name is Xhosa for New Home. It is reputed to be one of the largest and fastest-growing townships in South Africa.


I was born and bred in Khayelitsha.



Mokotjo

A Sowetan term used to identify a certain opportunistic behaviour in people. e.g. slay queens


Ngwano ke mokotjo!



Dankie

Dankie is an Afrikaans term for "thank you". It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for showing gratitude.


Man 1: You left your phone in the bathroom, I left it at the reception.
Man 2: Dankie, chief.




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