Category: People
Example
yhu lihule usisi wakho.
Example
Ndikhumbula unozala now
I miss my mom.
Unyoko is a Nguni term that means mother. It is mostly used in a rude manner.
Example
Umsunu kanyoko
Your mother's cunt
Example
Ngufasti wam lawey
She is my main girlfriend
A person who enters a relationship for the sole purpose of having a place to stay or avoid being homeless.
Example
I just found out the girl I was actually a hobosexual.
MKMVA is the abbreviation for uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.
Example
MKMVA is protecting Jacob Zuma's house in Nkandla
Igqwirha is a Xhosa term for someone who practices witchcraft (a witch).
Example
Ligqwirha ke la sisi
That woman is a witch.
Isishumane or sishimane is a South African term used to refer to a single person who is not single by choice. It is mostly used in a mocking manner.
Example
Aisuka, that one sisishumane esikhulu.
These are the guys who sell alcohol during the hard lockdown, when there is an alcohol ban. They inflate their prices like crazy. You can even get an 1818 bottle for R850.
They got the name because they don't care, it's either you buy at their 500% price or you leave it.
They got the name because they don't care, it's either you buy at their 500% price or you leave it.
Example
I got this gin from my Take it or leave it guy.
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