21:01

21:01 is a term that is used to refer to an after 9 - a secretly gay person.


I have so many stories about the 21:01 gang.

uyarhubha

A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.


Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836"
You: That is gibberish.
Me: uyarhubha.

Ganja

Ganja is a widely used term to refer to weed or marijuana.


I'm gonna go home and smoke some ganja.

G-Town

G-Town is another name for Grahamstown (Makanda).


I can't wait to go back to G-Town and see the homies.

Ou

Guy


That ou is genuine

Slaan

Hit


I will slaan that oak

Nyash

Buttocks, bums, irrespective of gender.


Look at Layla's nyash.

amapakati

Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.


My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.

amatile-tile

Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.


My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.

Rhili

Xhosa for adventure. Also the nickname of the last independent Xhosa Paramount Chief. His birth name was Zotana. Often referred to as Sarhili from Sa - sire and Rhili - adventure. It means the father of adventure. As a youth he was said to have been an adventurist.


I am going for a rhili.



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