Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.
My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.
Askies is an Afrikaans term for Sorry. It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for apologising.
I didn't see you there, askies for stepping on you.
A hype man is the guy or girl whom is essentially the MC at a club. They usually have the mic and hype the crowd up.
That hype man from yesterday was good 🔥
A Skrr Skrr way of referring to a Sangoma.
No one: Skrr Skrr kid: I went to see a Bone Thug today cause y'all be trippin.
Sky Daddy is a term used to refer to God.
I had to speak to Sky Daddy yesterday when I wasn't feeling good.
Nguni, cluster of related Bantu-speaking ethnic groups living in South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. They speak Xhosa, Zulu, Swati and Ndebele.
We should unite as Nguni people and stop this tribalism.
A term used to describe extreme poverty
SAPA don hold my guy
The meaning of Agware is meeting , an occasion where more than one person's meet for an important discussion
Let's schedule a time for our Agware
Used as a racist remark towards black people who behave like Caucasians (White people). Derived from the coconut fruit - "brown on the outside, white on the inside".
What were you expecting from this one? He is a coconut anyways.
Dispa is a Xhosa slang term that means to sleep.
Sure boss, ndisayo dispa ngoku. Sure boss, I am going to sleep now.
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