Ganja is a widely used term to refer to weed or marijuana.
Example

I'm gonna go home and smoke some ganja.

Chief 23 May 2025
G-Town is another name for Grahamstown (Makanda).
Example

I can't wait to go back to G-Town and see the homies...

Chief 23 May 2025

The indigenous name for the City of East London meaning the new farming area or new development. The name was given by the precolonial Xhosas to the City following its establishment after the Sixth Frontier War. Today it is mistakenly pronounced Gompo

owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.
Example

Going to East London?

I’m going to Gombo

Sgasa 21 May 2025
Gugs is a shortened term that referes to the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town.
Example

Ndiphuma eGugs

Percy 27 April 2025

Gugulethu is a township in Western Cape, South Africa and is around 20km from Cape Town. Its name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for our pride / our hope.
Example

When i visit Cape Town, I make sure I go to Gugulethu.

Percy 27 April 2025
Igedlela is a Zulu slang term for a car.



Formally, it means kettle.
Example

Ulibonile igedlela lami elisha?



Did you see my new car?

Masiya 19 April 2025

Plenty; surplus; many
Example

I get et gborkuWe have ri to our house gborku

James04 23 March 2025
Foolish, stupid
Example

Dey gar dah gbelleh

James04 23 March 2025

Grigamba is a derogatory term used in South Africa to refer to a foreigner.
Example

She really likes going out with ama grigamba.

Chief 18 September 2024
Go home!!
Example

Go home now it's getting late.

Goduka ngoku kuyarhatyela

Avile Bantwini 24 July 2024


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