Igolo is a Xhosa/Zulu term for an asshole. It is also used as a swear word so I would suggest you don't call anyone that.
Example

You are mad, golo.

DRex • 19 April 2021
Boda bodas are bikes used as public transport in East Africa.
Example

I got a boda boda to Ntinda

Nygaard Ajiri • 14 September 2022

Venda or Tshivenda is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly spoken by the Venda people or Vhaven?a in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as by some Lemba people in South Africa.
Example

MacG is Venda, by the way.

LinguistZA • 26 June 2024
Fit, fine, cool, or in good shape.
Example

Everything iko fiti.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.

Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
Example

I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.

Sinazo • 08 April 2021
A feeling or mood; to get along well with someone.
Example

I dey vibe with that guy.

Admin • 26 July 2026

To lie or deceive.
Example

Usinidanganye, sema ukweli.

Admin • 26 July 2026

MD

MD is an abbreviation that has recently been used for Matric Dance. This is the farewell function for Matriculants or grade 12 learners in South Africa.
Example

My school's MD was lit.

Yanga CPT • 10 May 2024

A Xhosa or Zulu term for a white person.
Example

My best friend is umlungu.

Skhokho • 01 May 2021
It's a boneless, spongy and soft structure at the back of a woman,consisting of eastern and western hemispheres that make men go crazy.
Example

Siiet! That woman has some fine soft Nyash.

Augustine Bruno • 18 January 2023


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