Xokshame is a Xhosa social media slang term for "I am joking / I am lying".
I hate my ex girlfriend. Lol xokshame.
Ukusarha is a slang term that means you are always asking for things from people. For example, you are always asking for free alcohol, you never buy.
Yho I don't wanna chill with that guy again, uyasharha.
To ukusikiphiko is when you are in the front seat of a car and have your elbow outside of the window.
Did you see him in his friend's car, ebesikiphiko and pretending not to see us.
Ijaja is a widely used South African slang term to refer to God.
I don't care what you say, ijaja is my witness.
Ikaka is a Xhosa term for shit or feces.
Uthetha Ikaka. You are talking shit.
Ithuvi is a Xhosa slang term for shit or kaka.
Uthetha ithuvi. You are talking shit.
IsiXhosa is a Nguni language that is spoken in South Africa and some parts of Zimbabwe. It is the language with the clicks.
Ndithetha isiXhosa ekhaya. I speak Xhosa at home.
Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.
My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.
Ukuqabula is an informal Xhosa term for taking out babalaas. Basically the act of drinking the morning after a heavy night of drinking.
I'm dying from babalaas now, ndifuna ukuqabula.
Yihlo is a Xhosa term for father or dad. It can also used informally to refer to a male friend or male family member.
Hlonipha uyihlo no nyoko. Respect your dad and mom.
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