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.
Used in saying someone or something done is cool. It also depends on how you say what you are trying to say.
Example
O dese!- Your cool/ You are cool!
E dese!- Its cool!
Sizwe Dhlomo is a South African tweleb and part time radio show host. He is always giving “expert” opinion on every topic on X, formerly Twitter, which inspired the term Dhloogle.
Example
“I know it’s correct cause Sizwe Dhlomo said it” - said no one ever.
Example
Algerian dinar banknotes feature historical figures and landmarks like the Martyrs Memorial.
Joy Of Missing Out. Feeling content with staying in and disconnected as a form of self-care.
Antonym: FOMO
Antonym: FOMO
Example
Ever since I stopped drinking, I moved from FOMO to JOMO.
A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.
Example
Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836"
You: That is gibberish.
Me: uyarhubha.
Fear of women, especially beautiful women.
Example
This one can't talk to women, akere he has gwababa.
Example
I do this beke le beke... asbonge.
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