A person who is always after everyones money, food etc
Example

Daii man ke letsetse ophela annyaka dilo

Karabo 04 February 2025
The most dangerous creature. Male bestie is the guy your girlfriend always tells you not to worry about but you don't know what they do behind closed doors. He is the guy that's always waiting for you to fuck up.
Example

My guy be careful of your girl's male bestie.

Skhokho 23 May 2021

Ozighi means problem
Example

Everything have turn out to be ozighi

French Ovotu Abraham 26 August 2022
polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.
Example

South African women are excited about polyandry but they can't even keep one man.

Varsity Dude 15 May 2021

A term used to refer to a bribe, usually given to cops or traffic officers.
Example

I gave him some tjotjo and he let me go.

Skhokho 01 May 2021
Malegeni is a slang term used in Zambia to refer to a catapult or a slingshot. It is typically a Y-shaped wooden branch with rubber bands attached, used to shoot small stones or pellets.
Example

The politician waved a malegeni during the rally to make a symbolic statement against the government.

Ken 20 July 2026

South African

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

Hade Broer, can you skyf pipe there?

Big Saint 17 March 2023
Also known as phara-phara. A term that refers to a drug addict who often terrorizes the community through criminal activities. The term is mostly used in Xhosa and Zulu speaking communities. In Gauteng, this person would be called a Nyaope Boy.
Example

There was nothing he could do, ela phara had a huge knife so he just gave away the phone.

Chief 22 July 2020

Currency of Rwanda (RWF) issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
Example

The franc replaced the Rwandan franc in 1964 after independence.

Travel Admin 21 July 2025
A Zambian slang term for money, specifically a hundred Kwacha note.
Example

I need to go to the bank to get some zali.

Grace ❤️ 21 July 2025


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