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K-word

A racist slur used to refer to black people in South Africa. It is shortened from Kaffir.

It is a crime to use the K-word in South Africa.

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Motase

A very bad way of spelling mntase. It is mostly used by Sotho/Tswana people to mock Xhosa people on social media.

Yho motase, I couldn't believe what I saw.

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Nxa

It is used to describe something that is very nice or can be used when you agree or like something

This food is very nxa
Nxa I'll see you later

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UCT

University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.

No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.

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Thuvi

Ithuvi is a Xhosa slang term for shit or kaka.

Uthetha ithuvi.
You are talking shit.

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Nka screama gore

A popular Tswana/Sotho phrase on social media that means "I would scream". It's used as an expression when something shocking happens.

Imagine if ISIS would come to South Africa. Yhuu nka screama gore.

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Mmata

My friend

Mmata im broke

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Yebo

It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".

Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?
Man 2: Yebo yes!

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Isichitho

isichitho is curse or spell that is made by people using a muthi to make a divisions in a relationship, sometimes families, by making a victim unattractive and annoying.

They tried to use isichitho to make my boyfriend dump me.

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Imoto

Imoto is a Nguni term for a car.

Xhosa: Ndiyayithanda imoto yam.
Zulu: Ngiyayithanda imoto yami.

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