Category: General
To beat someone to a pulp.
Can also be a swear word in Afrikaans
Can also be a swear word in Afrikaans
Example
I will moer you.
Come here, jou moer.
Example
You are mad, mdidi wakho.
This depends on the context. Jola can be someone's clan name if you are Xhosa.
It can also mean dating, see ukujola or mjolo.
It can also mean dating, see ukujola or mjolo.
Example
NdinguJola, Mphankomo...
Jola wena, you will see the consequenses.
Mjolo basically means dating. It's derived from ukujola which means to date. Therefore mjolo is the act of dating (ukujola).
Other people may spell it as mojolo
Other people may spell it as mojolo
Example
Mjolo will nyisa you.
An expression of surprise or shock (basically means wow), mostly used by Xhosa speaking people. It can also be spelt as Hayibo.
Example
Haibo, is this really happening?
Another term for ayoba, a catch phrase that was popular in the Blackberry and YoTv days.
Example
That's so ayoba.
Ayobaness.
A situation where you don't have money and you have no means of getting it.
Example
I'm so Meneer Magongwa these days.
Ayoba is a South African slang, which means something “cool”, “okay”, or “all right”. It was popular before the social media age but its use has declined.
Example
Girl 1: We should go to the mall tomorrow.
Girl 2: Ayoba
Celebrated every year on the 27th of March. The anniversary of the South African Covid-19 lockdown that was supposed to last only 21 days.
Example
Happy lockdowniversary to everyone who is celebrating.
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