GNU, or Government of National Unity, is a government that was proposed by the ANC after they failed to achieve above 50% in the 2024 Elections. It entails forming a broad coalition government consisting of all parties represented in the national legislature.
Example
I don't know how to feel about this GNU.
Imazi is a Xhosa term for a female animal.
Example
Ndifuna imazi yegusha.
I want a female sheep.
The generation of people who are sad during the week and extremely happy on weekends. You will see them with their Savannas on their heads, dancing to amapiano.
Example
"We are a sad generation with happy pictures"
I am a proud member of the "sad generation".
"Hello"; also used before combat. Example in combat: Hosh, jy raak wys ("Hello, show me what you made of"). This gang-related word occurs inside as well as outside of prison: use at own discretion
Example
Hosh nongoloza, come here.
A quarter loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with combinations of atchar, polony (Bologna), Russian sausages, slap chips, cheese, eggs, chilli sauce and more. A street food / kasi variant of the more suburban bunny chow.
Example
I'm definitely getting myself a kota the next time I visit Gomora.
An informal way to say "babes", mostly used by Xhosa women when talking to each other or about each other.
Example
Yho beyps, the way I've been missing my Ben 10 these days.
Hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.
Example
Kanye West is being canceled after he made some anti-semitic remarks.
Northern transportation hub and gateway to Ilha de Moçambique.
Example
Nampula's Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima is a regional landmark.
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