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"Hello"; also used before combat. Example in combat: Hosh, jy raak wys ("Hello, show me what you made of"). This gang-related word occurs inside as well as outside of prison: use at own discretion

Hosh nongoloza, come here.

by Mbali , 18 April 2022

Country: South Africa

Shebeen

Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.

I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.

by MXhosa , 18 April 2022

Country: South Africa

Khemi

Khemi is a general slang term for muthi or traditional medicine.

He gets his girls using his khemi.

by Skhokho , 04 April 2022

Country: South Africa

Nkalakatha

A hit song by the legendary Mandoza and it almost became the National Anthem but Sister Betina overtook it.

Can you please play the Nkalakatha song.

by Chief , 14 February 2022

Country: South Africa

Sdudla

A Kasi term for a chubby or a fat person.

Eish that girl sisdudla and I love her.

by MXhosa , 09 February 2022

Country: South Africa

weyi

It's a thing or something

Iphi la wayi ?

In English - where is that thing?

by Inkonde' magama , 09 February 2022

Country: South Africa

Kreng Kreng

A new drug in Pitori that is 10 times stronger and addictive than nyaope.

Kreng kreng is finishing the youth of Pretoria

by Mr Trends , 03 February 2022

Country: South Africa

Sjura

Sjura is a derogatory Xhosa slang term for a whore or hoe.

Hayi Maan sisjura lewey

by MXhosa , 31 January 2022

Country: South Africa

Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.

I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.

by MXhosa , 24 January 2022