A term used in South African high schools—coined by the Matric Class of 2024—to refer to students born in 2010 during the FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa. The nickname comes from the tournament’s official anthem, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira. It’s commonly used to refer to Grade 8 learners of 2024, most of whom were born that year.
Anyone born from the year 2000 to 2009. The other word for AMA2000 is AMA2K
Example
Someone saying something about a 2K/2000: “Ama2000 don’t know their home languages.” or “Ama2K love listening to amapiano.”
Ama 1K is a term that refers to anyone born between the year 1000 until the year 1999. Ama2000 came up with this term to counter the fact that they are called ama 2k.
Example
ama 1k should just retire from social media.
Bafana Maths refers to the calculations Bafana Bafana usually does before qualifying for a major tournament. It usually entails “if team A wins, team B draws, and we win by so many goals, then we qualify”
Umgxobhozo yindawo echifichifi ngenxa yodaka namanzi, emva kokuba kunethe imvula ngamandla.
In English umgxobhozo is a swamp.
In English umgxobhozo is a swamp.
Example
Ngenxa yokuqhuba amatakane, uyise kaThando uthe dyumpu emgxobhozweni.
Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.
Example
Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.
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