"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.
Example
Máa na faa= I will beat you.
Financial Dating is just a different "woke" term for prostitution!
Example
No one:
Girls these days: Financial Dating is where it's at.
Fong Kong is a term generally used in South Africa to refer to a fake item (it can be fake clothing, fake phone, anything fake).
Example
I won't buy from Sis Ntosh, she sells Fong Kong Air forces.
Fororo is the ass crack, especially the one that shows when the pants are falling.
Example
When I saw my mechanic’s for, I knew he was the right one for the job.
The Free State, formerly known as the Orange Free State, is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital.
Example
The Free State is in the middle of the country.
Freaky Friday is a day that everyone is allowed to be as freaky as they want, from being a slut to being as creepy. it is celebrated every Friday with the hastag #FreakyFriday
Example
free pass to being Freaky
Family bars are what the skrr skrr generation calls clan names (izithakazelo).
Example
Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.
Fede may be used to say "alright" or "okay" and it is mainly used that way in the southern townships of Johannesburg and many parts of Gauteng.
Example
Fede, I'll sort it out.
Fean Someone who craves and/or is obsessed to something that is healthy, good or clean. A clean addiction.
Example
- That dude is really well built... he must be a workout Fean!
- That fisherman eats, sleeps and breaths all things fishing.. he must be a Fishing Fean!
Fanagalo or Fanakalo is an informal language mainly spoken in mines across South Africa. It is composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English and Afrikaans.
Example
I knew they were Zama zamas because I heard them speaking Fanagalo.
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