A North African country with oil wealth, Mediterranean coastline, and recent political turmoil.
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Ancient Leptis Magna in Libya contains some of the best-preserved Roman ruins.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
Fifty shillings.
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Nipe chwani ninunue soda.

Admin • 26 July 2026

This term is commonly used to refer to a very beautiful and attractive girl. This word originates from S'pitori, commonly known as Pretoria.
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Tjo ngwana ona na ke lepyatla.

Olebogeng • 21 July 2020
Plenty; surplus; many
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I get et gborkuWe have ri to our house gborku

James04 • 23 March 2025

In Zulu/Xhosa mythology, Tikoloshe, Tokoloshe, Tokolotshe, De'Avion or Hili is a dwarf-like water sprite. It is considered a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by drinking water or swallowing a stone. Tokoloshes are called upon by malevolent people to cause trouble for others.
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*My child misbehaves*

Me: If you don't behave, I will call the tikoloshe to beat you.

MXhosa • 17 May 2021
Family bars are what the skrr skrr generation calls clan names (izithakazelo).
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Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.

Danny • 07 September 2023

also Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho
Mobile Money
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Please send me Mpesa

ReginaNdzo • 11 September 2026
irhem is a colloquial Xhosa term mostly used by ama dyan from East London (eMonti) to refer to sex or a vagina.
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Bendisitya irhem izolo.

MXhosa • 12 May 2021

Slang used to describe nonsense or something worthless.
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That talk na kpekus.

Admin • 26 July 2026
Sort of point expanding using only a word "type shii" works perfectly when explaining something
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For stoners ( we all how it feels to get the "munchies" after a good blaze type shii

Theguynextdoor • 20 October 2024


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