Andizi

Andizi is a Xhosa term for I am not coming.


Q: Are you coming or not?
A: Andizi!



Uyanya

A Xhosa term for 'You are shitting'. It can also mean 'she or he is taking a shit', depending on the context.


Man 1: Where is he?
Man 2: Uyanya (He is taking a shit)

Woman 1: I will beat you!
Woman 2: Uyanya (You are shitting)



Chiskop

The word that refers to when the head has been shaved to be bald.


Men with chiskop are a bit scary.



Skoli

Skoli is a term mostly use in Cape Town that means a thief.


You should be careful when walking here, there's a lot of skolis.



Ukudla

Ukudla is the formal Zulu term for food.


Ngifuna ukudla kwami.
I want my food.



Lawu

Ilawu is a very offensive term mostly used by Xhosa people to refer to Coloureds.


I saw your friend walking with elinye ilawu.



Somizi

A revered gay celebrity (Somizi Mhlongo) in South Africa. The name has come to identify a gay person.


Girl 1: Check out that fine guy in a blue shirt.
Girl 2: Don't even bother, he's a Somizi.



Eritrea

A Northeast African country on the Red Sea with Italian colonial architecture and recent independence.


Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is known for its well-preserved Italian modernist buildings.



Tsotsi

This is a general kasi term for a criminal.


He got mugged by some Tsotsi from town.



Nkawza

Kasi term for cigarette.


Buy me some nkawza.
skyf nkawza da.




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