Sbwl is a Xhosa shorthand for “sabaweli”. Sabaweli, which in turn is a shorthand of “andisabaweli, andisayibaweli, etc.”, is built from the root word “ukubawela” which means to crave, want, desire, wish for, fancy, yearn, etc.
Example
1. Umntu wakho xa ebona mna, uthi sbwl. >> When your person sees me, s/he says sbwl.
2. Sbwl beer today.
3. Sbwl the coronavirus to just disappear.
"A kere" or " Akere" is a commonly spoken interjection in Setswana, which often translates to "is it not?" or "isn't it" in short. It is usually placed at the end of a declarative sentence to turn it into a question.
Example
"Leina la gago ke Thabo, akere?" >> Your name is Tshepo, isn't it?
Also known as Woolies. This is a retail store that went to a private school. You go in there with your deep Zulu accent, but come out with that private school accent.
Example
1. I speak like this because I drink Woolworths water every morning.
2. Tanqueray is the Woolworths of Gins.
This is a term used to refer to someone who smokes nyaope.
Example
These nyaope boys would kill you for R5.
The drug that is killing the youth of South Africa. It makes these kids do all crazy things just to get that high.
Example
He is behaving like this because he smoked nyaope.
This is the premium air that people from Pitori think they breathe, while the rest of the world breathes normal air.
Example
Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air
A favorite South African snack made from dried and salted meat, similar to beef jerky. It is mostly loved by white South Africans when watching their rugby games.
Example
Let's grab some biltong before we watch the game.
is a widely used term, mostly by whites or cheese boys indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.
If you say that something will happen with immediate effect or with effect from a particular time, you mean that it will begin to apply or be valid immediately or from the stated time.
Example
No one:
Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!
A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity.
Example
"there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"
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