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Sembi is a Xhosa social media term that means ugly or bad.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.

Me posting a picture of my child:
Facebook friends: Sembi bundle of joy wakho mntkbw.

by MXhosa , 18 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Ingqithi

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.

by MXhosa , 12 October 2022

Country: Nigeria

ode

dunse untrained

that boy is an ode

by Zack Grealish , 23 February 2025

Country: Nigeria

Oviedo

Greeting to a King or mighty one

Oviedo oo
Greetings to my king

by French Ovotu Abraham , 09 May 2025

Country: South Africa

Ubuntu

A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity.

"there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"

by Chief , 11 July 2020

Country: Nigeria

Capping

Capping means
Talking or explaining,

why u dey capp naw or why you are you capping nonsense

by French Ovotu Abraham , 26 August 2022

Country: Worldwide

420

420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is cannabis culture slang for weed consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m., and also refers to cannabis-oriented celebrations that take place annually on April 20th.

Can't wait for 420 so that I can smoke freely.

by DRex , 20 April 2021