A slang term for bums or ass.
Example

She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty!

Adeola • 11 May 2022
Ikati is a Nguni name for a cat.
Example

Xhosa: Ndifuna ikati.

Zulu: Ngifuna ikati.

LinguistZA • 13 October 2022

Sbhanxa or sibhanxa is a Xhosa term for an idiot or a fool.
Example

Yeer usisbhanxa ke khona wena ufunda lewey lol

MXhosa • 24 May 2021
Ikaka is a term that means shit
Example

Uthetha ikaka kwedini
You are talking shit young boy

MXhosa • 16 October 2021

Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example

They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.

MXhosa • 16 May 2021
A small East African nation with hilly terrain, known for coffee production and recent political challenges.
Example

Lake Tanganyika forms Burundi's southwestern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Local term for cotton.
Example

Sidl'ukotini kwedini.

Mbali • 26 April 2021
A romantic partner or side lover kept discreetly.
Example

Him get code for that side.

Admin • 26 July 2026

β€œMomo” is short for mobile money in Ghana.

The phrase β€œDo am momo” directly translates to β€œDo it mobile money”, meaning just send it via mobile money.
Example

Friend 1: Here is some gift for your birthday.

Friend 2: Do Am Momo.

Kofi • 17 July 2026
Another word for bro popularly used in zambia
Example

Exeh you good

That gee • 23 July 2023


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