Ikrwala is a Xhosa term for a fresh out of initiation school man. You will see them with their formal clothes and the red thing on their face.
I can't wait to see my younger brother as ikrwala.
Saluka is a Xhosa term that refers to the person you went to initiation school with.
Good to see you, saluka. I last saw you after initiation school.
Nongendi is a Xhosa word/name for a nun. It directly translates to “one who cannot get married”.
Usisi wam nguNongendi. My sister is a nun.
Poephol is afrikaans for an asshole, usually used to reference to people
Jou poepholl! Translation: you asshole
Fokkerkie is basically a small fokker
Daai Steve is OK maar 'n fokkerkie Translation: that guy Steve is a real small fuck
Makoer is directly translated from Afrikaans to English someone who is a domesticated asshole, essentially it means your a special kind of asshole
Afr: Daai makmoer moet my nie plaa nie- Eng: that asshole shouldn't bother me
21:01 is a term that is used to refer to an after 9 - a secretly gay person.
I have so many stories about the 21:01 gang.
A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.
Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836" You: That is gibberish. Me: uyarhubha.
Ganja is a widely used term to refer to weed or marijuana.
I'm gonna go home and smoke some ganja.
G-Town is another name for Grahamstown (Makanda).
I can't wait to go back to G-Town and see the homies.
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