Ghost Lady

Ghost Lady is the co-host of the popular South African Podcast called Podcast and Chill with MacG and Sol Phenduka. As the name suggests, she doesn't appear on camera and her real name is unknown, but she plays a major role in the running of the Podcast.


I wish I could see Ghost Lady some day.



Boet

It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.


Listen here, boet. I will moer you.



Madumbe

South African potato-like tuber (Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum), cultivated mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, greyish in colour and rather tasty. From the isiZulu amadumbe .


When I go to KZN, I have to get myself amadumbe.



Swi

Swi is a Zimbabwean slang term for Alright/Fine.


The poem you wrote ibinguswi



Spinza

Word meaning drink, any type of drink and mostly biased towards alcohol drinks.


uspinza ini? What are you drinking?



Tyotyombe

A Xhosa term for mkhukhu, a house built from zink (metallic roof material).
Basically a shack.


Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe



Ane deng

A SePitori word meaning "something"


"Ako botse ane deng mfanaka"
"Let me tell you something buddy"



Mzukwana

Mzukwana is a Kasi term for the olden days / the good old days / back in the day.


I woke up and listened to Kwaito ya mzukwana today.



Nzame

A phrase used by someone who isn't in the mood for anything


Akere you can see that I'm not in the mood? Nzame fela ke tlo bontsha Mmao



Lesotho

A mountainous Southern African kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa, known for textiles.


Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation.




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