South Africa
isiXhosa

Mbhaqanga

Mbhaqanga is the Xhosa version of Maskandi music.
Example

My dad is always listening to Mbhaqanga.

Percy • 21 June 2025
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South Africa

1818

The lethal vodka that is produced by Sminnorf.
Example

She was downing 1818, that's why she's this drunk.

Sinazo • 20 July 2020
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South Africa

Show me your number

Show me your number is a popular soccer/football skill in South Africa, where the player pretends to shoot the ball and the defender ducks, hence showing his/her number to the attacker.
Example

They hit him with a “show me your number” and the crowd went crazy.

Cody • 16 May 2024
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Ghana

Eti sen

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A Twi greeting meaning "How are you?" or "How is it?"
Example

Eti sen? Everything okay?

Africtionary AI • 1 day ago
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Tanzania

Biashara

In Swahili "Biashara" means business.
Example

Nimeanzisha biashara ya ujenzi.

Peter • 12 August 2024
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South Africa

Rand

The South African currency, also called ZAR or just an "R".
Example

I need 50 million rands for all my problems.

Mane • 27 June 2021
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South Africa

Bathini

It's a new word to ask a friend how he/she is doing.
Example

Ekse Bathini nigga?

Lwakhe • 22 January 2025
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Sao Tome & Principe

São Tomé and Príncipe

A small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with Portuguese heritage and cocoa production.
Example

São Tomé and Príncipe is Africa's second smallest country by population.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
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South Africa
isiXhosa

Nkunzi

Nkunzi is a Xhosa term for a male animal. It is also often used to refer to a person, obviously male.
Example

Ndifuna ukuthetha inkunzi yebhokhwe.



I want to buy a male goat.

Xhosa Nostra • 14 July 2025
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South Africa

Ukutula-tula

Ukutula-tula is isiBhaca word meaning to wander around.
Example

Ebetula-tula yonke indzawo.

He was wandering all over the place

Thobelani Ncapai • 27 June 2022
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