Mogodu Monday

In South African restaurants, Mondays are known as Mogodu Mondays, where they serve Mogodu, usually on special.


Let’s go to Mogodu Monday next week.



Mathapelo

Mother of prayer


Woman who pray for people



5 Bob

Refers to the 50 cents coin.


Kid: How much are these chips
My friend: They are 5 bob, my friend.



Ngwije

A Kinyarwanda hybrid term used to refer to a person who is dumb af and does some really dum shit.


- We NGWIJE!
- Cyaze uri ngwije.
- Nelson ni yo ngwije ya mbere nabonye ndaq.
- Kenny Sol yarameze nka ngwije ari gupresenta.



Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.


Máa na faa= I will beat you.



Gawula

Is A South African slang term for food or eating.


The only thing I want now yi gawula.



Njibhabha

Injibhabha is a Xhosa term that is mostly used by women to refer to loss of hair (in women) on the side of the hair. Or just woman becoming bald.


Yho seyonjibhabha kusisi wakho



Umthondo

Offensive. Refers to a penis


She just wants umthondo wami



Gqeberha

New name for Port Elizabeth.


Did you hear that Port Elizabeth is now called Gqeberha?



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