A man who has underwent initiation into manhood following the traditional teachings and cultural practices of amaHlubi.
Example
IZawa liyahlonipha.
IZawa is a respectful person
Yt pipo is a popular term on social media that refers to "White People"
Example
I'm not surprised, akere it's Yt pipo.
An expression of extreme surprise. Used with a question mark.
Equivalent to "what the fuck?"
Derived from the praise "and then..."
Equivalent to "what the fuck?"
Derived from the praise "and then..."
Example
Ah, enden? What happened here?
A term used to refer to the South African Tactical Response Team.
Those cops that wear berets and moer people.
Those cops that wear berets and moer people.
Example
He was moered by amaberete, that's why he is behaving now.
Example
Haisuka ngu thonqo lo
This is an idiot.
Dumsor
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Persistent power outages / load-shedding. From Twi "dum" (off) and "sor" (on).
Example
Dumsor spoil my whole evening.
A Tsonga term for "his friend / her friend" that is apparently used to identify unknown soccer players by commentators.
They would call all the names of the "famous" players and when they reach the unknown player, they would say mngani wa yena (his friend).
They would call all the names of the "famous" players and when they reach the unknown player, they would say mngani wa yena (his friend).
Example
And he passes the ball to Jabu Pule... Jabu Pule passes to mngani wa yena.
A landlocked West African country with Sahara desert, uranium deposits, and rapid population growth.
Example
Niger faces challenges from desertification and food insecurity.
Menshun
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Are you crazy? Questioning someone's sanity. Short for "mental".
Example
You dey ment? Why you go do that?
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