Ingwa

Chalk


How many chalks do you have?
Ufise Ingwa zingahe?



Wakanda

A girl with no nyash who will never have nyash.
She deserves no nyash.


Celia is a wakanda



dada

Being selfish or being flashy


We cant go out with him because ano dada



SAPA

A term used to describe extreme poverty


SAPA don hold my guy



Bathong

Word used to express disbelief, surprise, dissatisfaction.


Bathong, that's so crazy.



Durban

Coastal city with the busiest port in Africa and rich Indian cultural influences.


Durban's Golden Mile beachfront is a major tourist attraction.



Mr 082

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. 


Did you see the Mr 082 video?



Colloquial

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.


We use a lot of colloquial terms in our everyday lingo.



Same WhatsApp group

A phrase that is used to describe similar things, people, behaviors or situations.


ANC supporters and Bushiri supporters - Same WhatsApp group!



Hoezit

Slang word for "how is it". It comes from the Afrikaans term "Hoe is dit" and people just decided to change the spelling.


Man 1: Eita da, hoezit?

Man 2: Sharp hoezit da?

Man 1: Fede nja yami.




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