Wahala is a Nigerian slang term that means trouble.
Example
Your wife is suspecting us, I don't want wahala.
This word can be used in any context. You can use it to greet, to say goodbye, to indicate you are happy. Etc.
Refers to the 50 cents coin.
Glamour Boys is another nickname for the South African soccer team Kaizer Chiefs.
Example
The Glamour Boys will beat Masandawana.
Daka Boy is a derogatory term for someone who mixes the cement during construction.
Example
He lied to you, he’s not the foreman, he’s the Daka Boy.
"Khongolose" is a Zulu word, often used colloquially, that translates to "congress" or "the ANC," which stands for the African National Congress, a South African political party. It's essentially a slang term or a nickname for the ANC.
Example
Phatha Khongolose, phatha.
A fat woman who looks like an idiot.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
Example
The fattest woman is Ngwije.
Even God himself can't reduce her weight.
What Zulu people call a cellphone that can't connect to the internet and is used strictly for calls and SMSes.
Example
Guy 1: Hey bro, why don't you video call her?
Guy 2: Eish, she uses bhopopo.
To work; to get up against all odds and stand on business; uku Thesha
Example
uCishababhemu no Gawst basa thesha phezu kwe tape ezophuma ngey' 19 April.
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