CORRECT LYRICS

Lyrics : South African Slang Dictionary

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10s/tens
9m / imillimeter / millimeter / 9 millimeter
2bop
5bop

A
abo-ringa-more
aikhona
askies
ayoba
atchar
azishe
ATV
B
babalas
bamba
bari / bhari
belas
blesser
blomo
boda smandana
bokgata / skgata / makgata
boma ye
bra / bru / broer
bra**e
bundus

C
Cap city
caracara
cava
chankura
chava
cheri
cheese-boy/cheese-girl
chilla
chipi
chommie
choko
chow
clipper
coli
coconut
D
daai ding
dala
danko
dima
dikata
dladla
dololo
dom
domkop
dontie
Dubane

E
eish
ek sê
eintlik
Egoli

F
flakka
flopo
fong kong
fokol
fede
four-five
G
gusheshe
guluva
Gomora
grand
grootman / groot

H
H
habashwe
hayibo!
heita
hierso
hoezit

I
isonka
isonka sombako
isonka samanzi

J
jaar
jacket
Joe
jol
jinda
Jozi
juish

K
Kaapstad
kasi
khehla
klippa
Kofifi
kota
kopo
kotini

L
lamba
last number
lastig
laaitie
laanie
laduma
lamza
lekintsa
lepara
lekgowa
lenyora
local is lekker
lokasie
loose
losgat
lova

M
machankura
machuchu
maftown
magenge
magents
magriza
majimbos
makoya
mamazala
mampara
mampela
mandelas / randelas / madibas
maspoto
mawaza
medi
mfethu
Mjipa
mkhukhu
moja
moegoe
mogwanti
moqwebo
mozolo
mpintji
minaeza
miza/mize
Mjondolo
Msotra
mswenko
Mzansi

N
nca
ncozi
ngamla
ngwana
ngud
nine-nine
nje
now-now / nou-nou
nou de laas
ntanga
ntshiza / ntjeza
nyaope
nyala
nyuku

O
ola / hola
outie / authi
ouens / ou

P
pasop
pinkis
Pirara
Pitori/Pitoria
phanda
phuza face
pozi

Q

R
ringa
Rusty Dusty

S
SBWL
sfebe / sefebe
sgele / sgela
sgelekeqe
shampopo / shampas
shandis
shandapha
shibobo
shisa nyama
shot left
sjambok
skeem
skelem
skhaftin
skhothane
skhot' so hard
skoro-koro
skuif
smandana
smega
smokolo
snaaks
sny
slahla
slay-queen
Soudy
South Aah
Southy
spani/spane
spaza / spaza shop
sphahlo
spoto
spillion
spieël
spura
spykos
stena
starring/stering
stompie
stru

T
tekkies
thebelele
timer
tiger
tsek
tuk-tuk
tao
tsotsi

U

V
van toeka
vaya
vele
ver
voetsek / fotsek / fusek
vluit
vrrr pha
vuilpop
Vosloo

W
waar
Weskaap
wayza

X

Y
yebo

Z
zaka
ziyamporoma
zola
zolo