Category: General

Bathu

Bathu is a kasi slang term for shoes.


Ola boy, we see your new bathu iyababa.



Bhentse

ibhentse is a very vulgar Xhosa term for a vagina.


Ndicela undiphe ibhentse.



Nkqayi

Inkqayi is a Xhosa term for chiskop. Like when you cut all of your hair (bald).
A lot of people misspell it as nqayi.


Soze ndiphinde ndichebe inkqayi.



Batlao hurda

They will hurt you.


Tlohela banyana batlao hurda!



Bobby

Bobby is a common name for a dog (usually bad dogs).


Mlume bobby! Mlume!



Spani

Its a word used to replace job


I need to get a small spani just for the moment



Tlean

The skrr skrr way of saying clean.


Just got a new haircut. I look tlean.



Nqanqatheka

Ukunqanqatheka is a Xhosa term for cigarette or tobacco cravings.
When one is craving a cigarette, we say unqanqathekile, or s/he will say ndinqanqathekile.


The way ndinqanqatheke ngayo you'd swear I didn't just smoke now.



Tut

A tut is a widely used varsity term for a tutorial.


I have to leave early because I have to submit my tut.



Beke le beke

Beke le beke is a Basotho (Tswana, Pedi, Sotho) term for weekly or week after week.


I do this beke le beke... asbonge.




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