Isabhongo is a Xhosa term for that smelly burp, especially after you mix amasi and meat.
Example

What’s that smell? 🀒



Ungodly isabhongo usisi wakho.

Themba 15 May 2025
A spicy vegetable dish traditionally served as a sauce or relish with bread, pap, samp, stews or curries
Example

A braai is not complete without chakalaka.

Danny 05 May 2021

A name given to people of high status
Example

Mpesu

Antonio 22 July 2021
Rasto is a slang name for guys who are smart, kind, gentle, faithful, hardworking and Aquarian
Example

Dera fidelis is the first Rasto ever. Rasto Val Fidelis is on Facebook

Onah Fidelis Chidera 05 October 2022

Thsuf is another South African street name for crystal meth or tik.
Example

They smoke thsuf and do iwalk ye phara.

Varsity Dude 04 May 2021
Mxit was a popular South African social media platform before the times of WhatsApp.

That's what we used to get girls back in the day.
Example

Niggas had a girlfriend in every province during the Mxit days 🀣

Skhokho 04 May 2021

AKA Orientation week or 0-week, Is the first week of University where students are supposed to be orientated but they spend it binge drinking and making bad decisions.
Example

I will never forget how awesome O-week was this year.

Sinazo 13 April 2021
Currency of Botswana (BWP) issued by the Bank of Botswana. 1 Pula = 100 thebe.
Example

Pula means "rain" in Setswana, reflecting its value in this arid country.

Travel Admin 21 July 2025

Sbwl is a Xhosa shorthand for β€œsabaweli”. Sabaweli, which in turn is a shorthand of β€œandisabaweli, andisayibaweli, etc.”, is built from the root word β€œukubawela” which means to crave, want, desire, wish for, fancy, yearn, etc.
Example

1. Umntu wakho xa ebona mna, uthi sbwl. >> When your person sees me, s/he says sbwl.

2. Sbwl beer today.



3. Sbwl the coronavirus to just disappear.

Sinazo 19 July 2020
Word used to express disbelief, surprise, dissatisfaction
Example

Bathong...he really ate all those chilli's

Pooler 09 June 2022


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