A local restaurant serving traditional Ghanaian food.
Pardon me. Particularly in an official and formal setting e.g. in a meeting or when asking for forgiveness from the elderly.
Example
"Ngxe, bantakwethu." - Pardon me, my kin.
A Xhosa term for small boy. It is generally used by older men when referring to a younger boy.
It can also be used to refer to an adult male but you need to make sure that you are not scared of that person you call kwedini.
It can also be used to refer to an adult male but you need to make sure that you are not scared of that person you call kwedini.
Example
I will moer you, kwedini. Don't disrespect me like that.
Borga is a Ghanaian slang used to describe a man who just returned from overseas. Usually such a man dresses flamboyantly with chains and rings.
Example
“My brother has just returned from overseas.”
“Oh nice. The borga has landed!”
To become suddenly rich or hit a big financial break.
Example
Since he hammer, he don change car.
Itoti is a general term for a can or tin. It can be a can of beer, food or whatever, as long as it's a can you can call it itoti.
Example
I stopped drinking ngud, I only drink itoti now.
Also known as Pretoria. This is the capital city of South Africa. The people of this city speak what they call SePitori.
Example
I know I'm a dick, akere I'm from Pitori.
How South Africans say “traffic lights” because “traffic lights” is too long and doesn’t sound futuristic enough.
Example
No one:
Passenger in a taxi: After robot, driver.
The feeling of tiredness and or laziness that a person feels when they are slowly sobering up from smoking weed or eating edibles.
Example
I began to go through Butterfly effect after smoking a joint
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