K-leg is a Nigerian Pidgin term for when a situation or topic is either suspicious or untrue.
Example
You sure of dis tin wey you dey talk so? Dis matter get k-leg.
Touchline Operator, MBUZI.
One feels pressure when he is around
One feels pressure when he is around
Example
“Dai man ke GAETZ“
To claim you can do something, or you can do it better.
Example
Wena awitsi selo wa're tempela fela.
The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.
Example
Even Banyana Banyana can beat your beloved Bafana Bafana.
A Sowetan term used to identify a certain opportunistic behaviour in people. e.g. slay queens
Example
Ngwano ke mokotjo!
It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.
Example
Listen here, boet. I will moer you.
A Zulu pronunciation of "manager".
It can also mean you are standing with a dog.
It can also mean you are standing with a dog.
O jewa ke eng is a Sotho term that directly translates to "What is eating you" in English. This is a phrase that has become famous on Twitter after a user named @akreana tweeted it back in June 2019.
Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.
Example
Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.
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