Nigeria's commercial hub and Africa's most populous city, known for its vibrant energy.
Example

Lagos' Lekki Free Zone is transforming Nigeria's industrial landscape.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
Ayeye In some Southern African languages (e.g., Xhosa), it can mean "you're in trouble".
Example

Ayeye! The game is about to start!

tammy 11 August 2025

Abeg simply means Please. Its a word derived from "I beg"
Example

Abeg, give me money.

Admin 19 November 2024
A Zulu term for a Loan Shark, someone who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside of local authority.
Example

I need to pay the mashonisa otherwise he will keep my ID and Bank cards.

Sinazo 23 April 2021

Mxit was a popular South African social media platform before the times of WhatsApp.
That's what we used to get girls back in the day.
Example

Niggas had a girlfriend in every province during the Mxit days 🤣

Skhokho 04 May 2021
A Sepitori term for good, beautiful... anything great. You may use it to say you are good at something or even use it to say you are beautiful.
Example

Ke dese ka diski unlike Bafana Bafana players.

Mr Trends 15 April 2021

<p>Also known as Woolies. This is a retail store that went to a private school. You go in there with your deep Zulu accent, but come out with that private school accent.</p>
Example

<p>1. I speak like this because I drink Woolworths water every morning.</p> <p>2. Tanqueray is the Woolworths of Gins.</p>

DRex 19 July 2020
Capping means
Talking or explaining,
Example

why u dey capp naw or why you are you capping nonsense

French Ovotu Abraham 26 August 2022

A figurative term used by South African students when they plan to create a WhatsApp group and share test questions.
Example

Ukhona umjondolo osuvuliwe bahlali? Phela ziyakhala k'sasa

José Sidney 01 November 2022
Agang is a Tswana verb that means build
Example

In Tswana
- Agang ntlo.
In English
- Build a house.

Agang Definitions 08 June 2021


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