Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th and 18th centuries
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Contrary to popular belief, Afrikaners are also Africans.

Gert 04 November 2022
Senegal's Atlantic capital known for music, museums, and Goree Island.
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Dakar's African Renaissance Monument stands taller than the Statue of Liberty.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Show you flames or to literally make you shit yourself.
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Mjolo will nyisa you.

DRex 06 April 2021
A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Touchline Operator, MBUZI.
One feels pressure when he is around
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“Dai man ke GAETZ“

letlhogonolo 09 June 2021
This is what educated people call "knock knees". When a person is standing and his/her knees (madolo) are touching (kissing).
It can also be called a kiss kiss.
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He can't run because he has kiss madolo.

Danny 26 April 2021

A Central African country with diverse geography, cultures, and languages, often called 'Africa in miniature'.
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Cameroon's national football team is nicknamed the Indomitable Lions.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
Unyoko is a Nguni term that means mother. It is mostly used in a rude manner.
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Umsunu kanyoko

Your mother's cunt

MXhosa 08 July 2021

Thank you in Twi (pronounced me-daa-si).
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Medaase for the help.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
A slang term for sex or tlof tlof.
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Why do guys fall asleep immediately after umdavazo?

Danny 04 November 2022


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