Sdodla – Refers to a fat person (Sent by Tshepo Nawane)
Shapa mfana: Loosely translated means “hit the boy.” Refers to a man going to pee. Sent by Choene Lephalala
Sbhalawane – Refers to a nice/ pretty girl (sent by Nicholus Shabangu)
Sbati - Pregnant (Tumi Tshetlho)
Soul Child – Take glance at the opposite sex:- Uthe maka dlula lomtwana sashayana nge (When the girl walked past we hit each other with) Soul Child. Origins from Soul Music artist “Musiq Soul Child.” (Sent by Tshabalala Siphiwe)
Shaya round – Means to take a walk. (Sent by Tshepo Nawane)
shlava - drug or pill - also Means a school. (Sent in by Moses Matlala)Sick - If something is really good or cool. ''Also see ill.''
Skandi -hop - A mix between Maskandi and hip-hop. (Origins: 'Zuluboy' calls his music skandi- hop)
Skere/S'chipane/Slahloms - means a loose woman (Sent in by Buhle Shezi)
Shaya Shaya - It means to lie. Used to discribe a person that likes to lie, as in "Bennie ke Mashaya" meaning Bennie likes to lie, which implies that you shouldn't take anything Bennie says seriously, cause it's likely to be a lie. (Sent in by Les Mor)
Shela - To express/propose a love interest. (Sent in by Tshitso Gratitude Tladi)
Sheleng – 10c from Shilling. British origins.
Slamba - means a boyfriend (which originally meant a jacket) (by Thembi Shabangu)
Singing like a canary -It means giving testimony about someone.Shimself -Indicating he/she - a gay man
Shiqa - Refers to ten cents - 10c (slang used mostly in Qwaqwa, Free-State). (Sent in by Joe M.).
Shisa Nyama - Refers to a braai over a shared open flame. Derived from IsiZulu and literally means 'Burn Meat'.
Sho't Left - Next left turn.
Sholoza - Means paying / receiving a bribe. Derived from the Zulu clan name uMsholozi. (Slang sent in by Siphiwe Nkutha)
Skanky - Someone whose dress style shows too much skin.
Skeem saka - It means my buddies or my crew. (Sent in by Happy Phala)
Skepsel - Means taking pity on someone. Uses: Ahh shame you poor skepsel.
Skipper - Means a T-shirt, as in "i'Skipper si skoon." means: "You T-shirt is very nice"
Skhokho - An untouchable, streetwise guy.
Slolo-Makinga a U-turn. (Sent in by Mdumiseni Mkhaliphi)
Slender – Refers to a skinny person (Sent by Tshepo Nawane)
Smetlana - It means wine. (Sent in by Bridget Sekhula)
Smiley - Sheep head. A meal prepared using parts of the sheep's head. (Because the sheep always has a grin, hence the word smiley.
Snayi or snae - Refers to a fool or a stupid person (Sent in by Moses Matlala)
Spathlo – kasi burger made from a ¼ loaf stuffed with ‘monandis” (monandis - Good, delicious stuff) - (Sent in by KG Phatlane)
Sthepa - (In Pretoria) refers to a woman who sleeps around. (Sent in by Solly Koko wa ko Pitori)
Sthithithi – Stupid person. Origins in SeSotho . (Sent by Vincent Seloane)
S’didi - – Stupid person. Origins in IsiZuku
Smoko? Means what’s wrong. (Sent by Nkosi Kamanga)
Spincer - Hot drinks (Sent in by Ishael Leoli)
Spyzozo - Refers to fast food, ate mainly in townships. Mixture of fries, atchaar, baked beans and polony. (Sent in by Nonkosi Siko)
Stena - It means R1 000.
Sthepa -It means an idiot. (Sent in by Palesa Radebe)
Stoep - Highway (N1, M1, N3)
Stoepung- Refers to the concrete floors in prison. Can also mean the N12/13 concrete highway. (Sent in by Les Mor)
Starter Pack - (Origins: Terminology first used by mobile phone companies but quickly adapted by car thieves and car hijackers.) Refers to entry-level cars, especially vehicle makes that are (1) common on the road and therefore less easy to spot as being stolen, (2) the parts can be "chopped up" at an illegal "chop shop" and used for repairs on more expensive vehicles.
Sunshine - (Origin: The assumption here is that prisoners do nothing but sit in the sun all day) It means prison. (Sent in by Les Mor)
Swak - (Origins: an Afrikaans word which means weak) Often used to express disgust or derision for example: “It’s swak that I failed the test”.
