The term for a student at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Rhodes is notorious for its heavy-drinking scene. Thus, being a Rhodent is also synonymous with drinking heavily.
Rhodes is notorious for its heavy-drinking scene. Thus, being a Rhodent is also synonymous with drinking heavily.
Example
Rhodents were overdrinking everyone at that party last night.
Example
Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.
Refers to R100 (One hundred Rands. One Klipa would mean R100, 2 klipa - R200, etc.
Example
Guy 1: How much did you pay for a box of cigarettes during lockdown.
Guy 2: I got this 20s for 2 klipa.
Imoto is a Nguni term for a car.
Imama is a term that's been trending on social media that means a woman or a girlfriend.
Example
Imama must be beautiful unprovoked.
Chomi is a South African slang term for "friend", "pal", "mate".
Example
Chomi, let's go out tonight.
South African potato-like tuber (Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum), cultivated mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, greyish in colour and rather tasty. From the isiZulu amadumbe .
Example
When I go to KZN, I have to get myself amadumbe.
Pifta is a new Xhosa slang word for Penis. It’s a different variation of the Xhosa word Pipi, which means penis.
Example
Makrwalaz: New year, new Pifta.
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