A landlocked West African country with a strong agricultural base, known for its cultural festivals and gold production.
Example

Burkina Faso hosts the famous FESPACO pan-African film festival every two years.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
A slang term for money.

Can also be called amachankura.
Example

I want to go out but the problem ke chankura.

Sinazo 10 May 2021

Umoufia is a country in west Africa globally known as Ghana.

The name umoufia came into existence when a prophet in Ghana was revealing a doom prophecy over the country but didn’t want to mention the name Ghana due to the strict warning from the Inspector General of Police popularly known IGP Dampare.
Example

1. Umoufia is a beautiful country.

2. There are so many tourist attractions in Umoufia

McKenzie 17 May 2024
Abeg simply means Please. Its a word derived from "I beg"
Example

Abeg, give me money.

Admin 19 November 2024

is a widely used term, mostly by whites or cheese boys indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.
Example

Thabo: This biltong is lekker.

Nathan: Yeah bru, it's not as lekker as the one from we had last week, though.

DRex 16 July 2020
Unozala is a Xhosa slang term that means mother.
Example

Ndikhumbula unozala now
I miss my mom.

MXhosa 08 July 2021

Ufasti is a term Xhosa people use to refer to the main chick or main partner. Some call it 560.
Example

Ngufasti wam lawey
She is my main girlfriend

MXhosa 06 July 2021
A cylon is a term generally used in Gqeberha that means a crazy person or a psycho.
Example

Yi cylon maan lawey.

Percy 27 April 2025

A bottle kop is a broken glass bottleneck that is used to smoke weed like a pipe.
Example

I'm tired of this rolled weed, let's use a bottle kop.

LinguistZA 03 November 2022
A popular South African Slang term for 'a long time ago' or 'back in the day'
Example

I know your dad from van toeka.

Varsity Dude 04 August 2021


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