A Xhosa term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty.
Example
Buy 1 drink and get the second one simahla.
A quasi-military dance-step characterized by high-stepping movements, performed either on the spot or while moving slowly forwards, usually by participants in protest gatherings or marches, and accompanied by chanting, singing, and the shouting of slogans
Example
They were toyi-toying for the lack of service delivery in their community and apparently the money was misused by a local tenderpreneur
A revered gay celebrity (Somizi Mhlongo) in South Africa. The name has come to identify a gay person.
Example
Girl 1: Check out that fine guy in a blue shirt.
Girl 2: Don't even bother, he's a Somizi.
A person that robs other people cash.
Example
I will never make an equal share i will tman or kingsley anyone because i have a family to feed.
Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.
Example
Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.
A Central African country with diverse geography, cultures, and languages, often called 'Africa in miniature'.
Example
Cameroon's national football team is nicknamed the Indomitable Lions.
Sort of point expanding using only a word "type shii" works perfectly when explaining something
Example
For stoners ( we all how it feels to get the "munchies" after a good blaze type shii
(v.) Being stressed that relaxing makes you more stressed because you are not working on what's making you stressed.
Example
Don't mind him, he is stresslaxing.
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