An expression of extreme surprise. Used with a question mark.
Equivalent to "what the fuck?"
Derived from the praise "and then..."
Equivalent to "what the fuck?"
Derived from the praise "and then..."
Example
Ah, enden? What happened here?
A gullible person who is easily deceived, especially a scam victim.
Example
Dem catch am like maga.
Example
I don't like squats cause I don' t wanna be a mapakisha.
The feeling of tiredness and or laziness that a person feels when they are slowly sobering up from smoking weed or eating edibles.
Example
I began to go through Butterfly effect after smoking a joint
A narrow West African country with palm-lined beaches, phosphate mining, and French influence.
Example
Lomé, Togo's capital, is a major port city on the Gulf of Guinea.
A filler word usually meaning "but"
It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
Example
Mara why it is so expensive?
He's good looking mara he's not a good person.
Why do we have to be so broke, mara?
Ngqaya is a term mostly used in Cape Town that means to buy.
Example
Ekse, ndifuna ukungqaya lewey.
Ekse, I want to buy this thing.
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