Port Harcourt

Oil industry capital in the Niger Delta with growing tech startups.


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Sisekakeni

Sisekakeni is a general Xhosa phrase that means we are in trouble. It directly translates to "we are in shit" or "we are in deep shit"


Friend: The petrol prices went up again.
Me: Sisekakeni



Okes

Okes is a South African Cheese boy or Model C slang term for gents or guys.


Okes were having fun last night at the rugby game.



Chakla

To destroy, to leave in disorder or to mess up


The how y’all now chakla this room, when I bop my eyes, that how it muh be clean.



Pipe

South African
slang commonly used in a Hip-Hop context for Hookah Pipe or “Hubbly-Bubbly”


Hade Broer, can you skyf pipe there?



Sfebenist

A sfebe that hides behind being a feminist but do sfebe things behind closed doors.


That one is just pretending to be a feminist. She actually is a sfebenist.



Chalo

Literally meaning "world" or "country," but in Zambian slang, it is used to express excitement, enthusiasm, or to say something is excellent or the best. It's similar to saying "let's go!" or "it's on!"


The music festival last night was amazing. Zambia ku chalo!



Rudo

Love


Anondipa Rudo(She/He gives me love )



Underground gang

A skrr skrr way of referring to the ancestors.


You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.



Zuka

A term we used to use back in the day to refer to the 50c coin. Ama2000 would not know it.


No one:

5 year old me: Ndicela noba yi zuka to buy sweets.




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