Isishumane or sishimane is a South African term used to refer to a single person who is not single by choice. It is mostly used in a mocking manner.
Example

Aisuka, that one sisishumane esikhulu.

Sinazo • 30 June 2021
Not to be confused with Spaza shop... Is the name used to refer to Xhosa rap or Xhosa hip hop. It is not clear how the name went from being a kasi shop to a music genre.
Example

You know guys from cape Town like listening to Spaza music.

Chief • 22 July 2020

A person who carries Livamora energy. One whose money is blessed.

A Livamorian is not just a rich person. He is a carrier. His money has a soul. His money is soft, rich, blessed and peaceful. It comes with peace. It stays. It multiplies. It cannot be cursed.

A Livamorian's money loves him back. It builds a house. It feeds a family. It pays school fees. It sleeps at night without police.
Example

Example 1: "After years of struggling, he finally became a Livamorian - now every deal he touches grows."

> Example 2: "You can see she is a true Livamorian, her shop is small but it has fed her family for 10 years without closing."

Anti Devil • 09 October 2026
Umlandu means trouble
Example

Mdu wenze umlandu

Mdu did a trouble

Anti Devil • 01 August 2026

A girl or girlfriend.
Example

Yule dame ni wa fiti.

Admin • 26 July 2026
Apile is the Xhosa term for an apple.
Example

Ndifuna ukutya i-apile.

I want to eat an apple.

Xhosa Nostra • 15 July 2025

Ukufemba is a spiritual healing /energy healing where an inyanga removes bad spirits in one's body or foreign objects in the yard or car. It's an African exorcism (ukukhipha imimoya emibi).
Example

I need to try ukufemba.

Mr Trends • 09 June 2021
The absence of ass or bums in a woman. See Nyashlessness.
Example

When I was walking around, all I saw was bumlessness.

Danny • 25 July 2026

An Afrikaans slang term for pussy or cunt. it is typically considered a foul word as it is often used to refer to or describe something with great disgust.
Example

Get out of here jou ma se poes

DRex • 26 April 2021
A filler word usually meaning "but"

It can be added in the beginning, middle, or the end of a sentence.
Example

Mara why it is so expensive?

He's good looking mara he's not a good person.

Why do we have to be so broke, mara?

S.J • 07 June 2021


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