Intsomi is a Xhosa term for a tale. Those stories our grandparents used to tell us when we were young.
Ben 10 is the term used to describe young males who like dating older women. In most cases, these women give these young males money on top of all the sex.
Example
Did you hear that she got herself a Ben 10?
NMU (formerly known as NMMU) is Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. It is the University you go to when you get rejected at Rhodes.
is a widely used term, mostly by whites or cheese boys indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.
A small West African country with Portuguese influence, cashew production, and political challenges.
Example
Guinea-Bissau's economy depends heavily on cashew nut exports.
South African slang term for “Please give/pass me”, pronounced as Sk-ey-f.
You don’t use an article (a, an or the) after the word. You just place the subject(what you want) directly after.
You don’t use an article (a, an or the) after the word. You just place the subject(what you want) directly after.
Example
Please skyf pipe there. I wanna smoke quick.
A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.
Example
Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836"
You: That is gibberish.
Me: uyarhubha.
This is a swear word you use when people make fun of your disability, accident, family and kids... and people ask you to apologise for asking a simple question.
Example
I will not apologize for speaking the truth. Ningaya!!!
Ingquza is a Zulu word that means vagina/pussy.
Example
You need to rest, ingquza yakho is tired.
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