Urarekile means He or She is surprised
Example

Nomama Naye urarekile nakamthola enza so

Pronunciation
by Anti Devil
Anti Devil 29 July 2026
Older Taker is referring to an Old thief
Example

This is an old Taker, this means this person in said is an old thief

French Ovotu Abraham 29 August 2025

A Southern African country with desert landscapes, German colonial heritage, and diamond mining.
Example

Namibia's Namib Desert is considered the world's oldest desert.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
A South African slang term for food / to eat.
Example

1. Food - They serve nice chow there.

2. Eat - Let's go chow before the dining hall closes.

Varsity Dude 05 May 2021

A very cool humble guy whom everyone thinks his hot, attractive and liked by many.
Example

My crush is Sandile

Costa 23 January 2022
Haganapayi or haganapie is a Xhosa slang word that means empty head or idiot.
Example

Don’t tell me about that haganapayi, azithi dadobawo pha.

MXhosa 29 August 2023

In Swahili "Biashara" means business.
Example

Nimeanzisha biashara ya ujenzi.

Peter 12 August 2024
10111 is the number for Police in South Africa. It is the equivalent of 911.

The downside is that it probably won’t be answered so don’t bother calling it when in an emergency.
Example

I tried calling 10111 five times but no one is picking up.

CG 22 July 2026

A Zulu term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty. It is however not only used by Zulu, it has been incorporated to modern South African lingo.
Example

Buy 1 drink and get the second one mahala.

Sinazo 13 April 2021
Nyash can be defined as something in a woman backside that make every man go crazy.
Example

Like when a lady shake the Nyash, Men can never be themselves

Jimoh sheriff 15 September 2022


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