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A endearing term for the The best football club in Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club.
Example
Yoh dawg, I partied to hard last night that I missed my dawnie.
Sbhanxa or sibhanxa is a Xhosa term for an idiot or a fool.
Example
Yeer usisbhanxa ke khona wena ufunda lewey lol
A South African newspaper that publishes bullshit stories that other newspapers don't want to publish.
Example
I can tell from the bullshit you are saying that you get your news from Daily Sun.
Nongendi is a Xhosa word/name for a nun. It directly translates to “one who cannot get married”.
Example
Usisi wam nguNongendi.
My sister is a nun.
A filler word usually meaning "but"
It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
Example
Mara why it is so expensive?
He's good looking mara he's not a good person.
Why do we have to be so broke, mara?
Comot is a Nigerian pidgin term that means 'go', 'leave', or 'get out!'
Example
Make we comot (Let us go out)
Comot from dia ( leave)
Comot! (Get out!)
Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Example
she keeps telling me I'm fat and she is always making derogatory remarks.
An East African hub for technology and tourism, famous for wildlife, Nairobi, and marathon runners.
Example
Kenya's Maasai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest migration.
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