Offensive. Refers to a penis
Example

She just wants umthondo wami

uCrist • 03 July 2021
A Xhosa term for mkhukhu, a house built from zink (metallic roof material).
Basically a shack.
Example

Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe

Sinazo • 23 April 2021

Ogidi means War, or disagreement
Example

Ogigi: There is a Fight

French Ovotu Abraham • 18 July 2023
A slang term for money.

Can also be called amachankura.
Example

I want to go out but the problem ke chankura.

Sinazo • 10 May 2021

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.
Example

Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
Safari gateway city near Serengeti and Kilimanjaro with diplomatic significance.
Example

Arusha hosts the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Is an abbreviation for Greatest Of All Time.
Example

Who is the GOAT between Messi and Ronaldo?

Adeola • 02 August 2021
Bhebha is a Zulu slang term that means to have sex.
Example

I know that guy, yho uyabhebha.

OD • 15 May 2024

A plastic horn/trumpet that is mostly blown in soccer matches. It produces a loud monotone note. It became very popular in South Africa in the 1990s. A fan of the Kaizer Chiefs named Freddie "Saddam" Maake says that he invented the vuvuzela.
Example

Don't forget your vuvuzela when we go to the stadium.

DRex • 19 July 2020
A term in Sepitori that refers to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. Xhosa people call it tilili
Example

I use my lepopotane for my side chicks, and I make sure I hide it inside the spare wheel so that my main chick doesn't see it.

Mr Trends • 21 July 2020


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