A term used to refer to a bribe, usually given to cops or traffic officers.
Example
I gave him some tjotjo and he let me go.
Qhoqhoqho is a Xhosa term for the trachea (windpipe/throat).
Example
Ndizakuqhawula uqhoqhoqho.
I will slit your throat.
A Xhosa term that is used to refer to a castrated animal (an animal whose balls/testicles have been cut off).
Example
This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.
Kuningi is a popular Zulu term that means it's a lot. It is frequently used by social media users to express feeling overwhelmed by too much information or multiple challenges at once.
Example
A lot is going on in Mzansi right now. Kuningi and it's getting kuningier.
Example
Nyashlessness is for wakanda
South African slang-term used as a direct substitute for the words “I’m sorry”. Pronounced as Hah-deh.
Example
Big Bro: Who ate the mnyanelis I left in fridge?!
You: It was me big bro, hade.
A Horn of Africa nation with long coastline, facing security challenges and clan-based politics.
Example
Somalia's location gives it strategic importance for shipping routes.
Derived from a Xhosa term "andisamthandi" which means I love him/her so much.
Context is very important when it comes to this word because it also means "I no longer love him/her".
Context is very important when it comes to this word because it also means "I no longer love him/her".
Example
Girl: Is that your child there
Guy: Yes, that's my baby girl.
Girl: Yhu samthandi mntkbw
Example
Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.
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