Money; cash.
Example

Kazi ni kutafuta chapaa.

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A baSotho/Tswana term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball).
Example

O boa marete saan

Danny 16 April 2021

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Example

she keeps telling me I'm fat and she is always making derogatory remarks.

Zet 14 June 2021
Please; used to make a polite plea. From "I beg".
Example

Abeg no vex.

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Coastal city with the busiest port in Africa and rich Indian cultural influences.
Example

Durban's Golden Mile beachfront is a major tourist attraction.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
In Xhosa culture, umgidi is the ceremony that's done to celebrate a boy or boys (mkhwetha) coming back from the mountain (initiation school).
Example

I can't wait to attend umgidi ka Boy

MXhosa 23 October 2021

An exclamation of surprise, dismay, or wonder.
Example

Nawa o! This traffic no dey finish.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
Idinga is a very formal Xhosa term for a date. Not a date as in 13 May, I mean a date as in you go on a date with someone.
Example

I'm going to the mall at 5, ndinedinga with my wife.

MXhosa 13 May 2021

Yt pipo is a popular term on social media that refers to "White People"
Example

I'm not surprised, akere it's Yt pipo.

Varsity Dude 08 August 2021
Friends, folks, or people (plural).
Example

Wasee twende kubamba.

Admin 26 July 2026


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