Nelly M is the name that the recent generation / Social Media has given to former South African president, Nelson Mandela.
Example

I miss Nelly M, things would be better if he was still alive.

Varsity Dude • 27 August 2021
A girl or girlfriend.
Example

Yule dame ni wa fiti.

Admin • 26 July 2026

An exclamation to get attention or express surprise.
Example

Herh! Wetin happen?

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026
Quickly; immediately; smart or streetwise.
Example

Do am sharp sharp before he come.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

A kasi term that is used to refer to an older man. It is borrowed from Afrikaans and has a direct translation of big man.
Example

Sure grootman, zkhiphani.

DRex • 19 April 2021
Xhosa term for sleeping over at a boyfriend/girlfriend's place.
Example

Umntu wakhe uthe makatake iweekend yonke.

Her partner asked her to sleep over for the whole weekend.

Tshidi (Not Matshidiso) • 20 September 2025

AKA Orientation week or 0-week, Is the first week of University where students are supposed to be orientated but they spend it binge drinking and making bad decisions.
Example

I will never forget how awesome O-week was this year.

Sinazo • 13 April 2021
Conservative, miserly, cheap or

Extreemly stingy.
Example

He eats once a day to save money." He wan do tight- yansh".

Oscar • 24 May 2024

A large working-class suburb in south-west Durban, created in the 1960s under apartheid as an Indian group area, the largest such township until the establishment of Phoenix in north Durban.
Example

Let's go see my bro in Chatsworth

Raj • 03 September 2026
To be greedy or selfish (literally "eyes are red").
Example

His eye red, he no wan share.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026


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