Word of the Day [08 Jun 2026]

Piss pipe

A term that means a penis or dick.


I'll be back, gotta go drain the piss pipe.

Grootman

A kasi term that is used to refer to an older man. It is borrowed from Afrikaans and has a direct translation of big man.


Sure grootman, zkhiphani.

Kotini

Local term for cotton.


Sidl'ukotini kwedini.


Gborku

Plenty; surplus; many


I get et gborkuWe have ri to our house gborku

Diski

Kasi term that refers to soccer/football.


Everyone in my neighbourhood loves diski.


Qlyv

Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".


Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv

Coloureds

Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.


Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.


Lepharra

The Sepitori version of Tsotsi
This means skinny guy with Nike hat, Skinny jeans and a black Allstar


Sheba le pharra leli
(Look at that thug)

Skhaftin

A lady who has interactions with multiple males


That lady is a skhaftin last week she was with a different guy


Tembisa

Tembisa or Thembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa.


Tembisa is my Kasi. 1632 for life.

Rasto

Rasto is a slang name for guys who are smart, kind, gentle, faithful, hardworking and Aquarian


Dera fidelis is the first Rasto ever. Rasto Val Fidelis is on Facebook




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