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This refers to President Cryil Ramaphosa. He was given this nickname after he announced R500 billion Covid-19 relief fund. He was throwing billions like he was throwing boxing punches.

Don't worry, President Ramabillion has promised us a R350 covid grant.

by DRex , 23 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Thungisani

What this other gender say when a guy buys them a lousy streetwise 2.

He took me out yesterday, thungisani

by Chief , 25 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Lawu

Ilawu is a very offensive term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to Coloureds.

I saw your friend walking with elinye ilawu.

by Skhokho , 16 June 2025

Country: South Africa

Ubuntu

A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity.

"there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"

by Chief , 11 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Jozi

Jozi is a colloquial term for Johannesburg, the most populous city in South Africa.

I’m moving to Jozi.

by DRex , 28 May 2024

Country: South Africa

Nkabi

A Zulu term for an assassin or hitman (a person hired to kill another person or a group of people), very popular in the KwaZulu Natal province.

They hired inkabi to kill him but he survived.

by DRex , 06 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Motase

A very bad way of spelling mntase. It is mostly used by Sotho/Tswana people to mock Xhosa people on social media.

Yho motase, I couldn't believe what I saw.

by Skhokho , 28 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Iceboy

An iceboy / ice boy is a broke guy who drinks with guys who have money (usually guys he grew up with). They send him around to buy ice, open the beers for them and do all crazy things because he does not contribute financially.

Don't be fooled by all that alcohol he is carrying, he is just an iceboy and not the moreki.

by Varsity Dude , 05 May 2021