A small Southern African kingdom known for traditional culture, HIV challenges, and sugar exports.
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Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is one of Africa's last absolute monarchies.
Sizwe Dhlomo is a South African tweleb and part time radio show host. He is always giving “expert” opinion on every topic on X, formerly Twitter, which inspired the term Dhloogle.
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“I know it’s correct cause Sizwe Dhlomo said it” - said no one ever.
This refers to a chewing gum or bubble gum. It was borrowed from a popular brand by the same name.
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Can I have some Chappies, my breath doesn’t smell nice after smoking.
A buff guy / those big guys at the gym.
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He has become a sgora now, the gym is helping him.
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Others are having alostro because of lockdown.
Japa is a slang term derived from the Yoruba language. Japa simply means ‘to run swiftly’ out of a dangerous situation.
To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.
To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.
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I wan japa go South Africa next year.
It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".
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Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?
Man 2: Yebo yes!
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