Chop

Chop is a Nigerian slang term for eating.


I dey chop jollof rice.



Somagwaza

A rather mysterious, if not mythical, forefather who invented circumcision as a means of passage into manhood for amaXhosa.


Sibulela uSomagwaza.

We thank Somagwaza.



Indoda

Indoda is another term for God🥲


Indoda yinkulu yehlabathi.



Izinyanya

Izinyanya is a Xhosa term for ancestors.


Ndiyabulela kuni zinyanya.



Sad generation

The generation of people who are sad during the week and extremely happy on weekends. You will see them with their Savannas on their heads, dancing to amapiano.


"We are a sad generation with happy pictures"
I am a proud member of the "sad generation".



ihlongo

It's a Xhosa slang word for a watch


Where is ihlongo lam



Bafana Bafana

The South African national soccer team. The team that only qualifies by default (when they host).


Bafana Bafana plays shit!



Rabha

Rabha (pronounced rubber) is a Xhosa slang term for a kiss.


When she got here, ndiye ndamthi rabha.
When she got here, I gave her a kiss.



ode

dunse untrained


that boy is an ode



Kwaal

Kwaal is a slang term that means a problem or a conflict.


Why does he have kwaal with him?




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