Not to be confused with a town (place). To town is the act of having unprotected sex (skoon). It is generally used by Xhosa people.
Example
Ey wena the way you like to town, you will get sick.
Igali is a term used in parts of the Eastern Cape to refer to a shack.
Example
Igali lam liyavuza.
A North African country with ancient civilization heritage, the Nile River, and significant Arab influence.
Example
We marveled at the Pyramids of Giza during our trip to Egypt.
Slippers or flip-flops (from a coastal town name).
Example
Wear your charlie wote make we go beach.
A small volcanic island nation off East Africa with Arab-French-African culture and fragrant ylang-ylang exports.
Example
The Comoros is one of the world's leading producers of ylang-ylang essential oil.
A guy who trended for what was apparently a staged video. He was asked for his number by a woman in a car and he kept saying "082". Twitter gave him the name Mr 082.
Example
Did you see the Mr 082 video?
A South African dance where the person squats and kicks at the same time. It is one of the most popular dances in South Africa.
Example
Look at how she does the vosho. You can see that she is a regular at groove.
hyena A hyena is a medium-to-large carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Hyaenidae.
Example
I saw a hyena.
Pronunciation
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Not to be confused with Spaza shop... Is the name used to refer to Xhosa rap or Xhosa hip hop. It is not clear how the name went from being a kasi shop to a music genre.
Example
You know guys from cape Town like listening to Spaza music.
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