A social media term that means they will hurt you.
Example
I rep 031 till the day I die.
A fat woman who looks like an idiot.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
She doesn't think she's full of diabetes.
Example
The fattest woman is Ngwije.
Even God himself can't reduce her weight.
Impimpi is a South African term for a snitch.
Example
Impimpi used to be burnt during the apartheid days.
Ghana's coastal capital blending colonial history with pan-African cultural influence.
Example
Accra's Makola Market embodies the city's entrepreneurial spirit.
cash, stash , dough, (relation to money in general.)
Serendipitously the word is a title of the song that shook the whole mzansi, nation as a whole, it was in every corner one would turn.
Serendipitously the word is a title of the song that shook the whole mzansi, nation as a whole, it was in every corner one would turn.
Example
ntwana ako sike gumba dar, lend me some cash nyana.
A Xhosa name for a traditional nurse that takes care of an initiate (umkhwetha) during initiation (circumcision).
Example
Ikhankatha plays a major role during initiation.
Shona slang that generally refers to Zimbabweans, particularly in a playful or informal manner. It’s derived from the term “Zimbabwe,” and is often used to describe Zimbabwean people as a group.
Example
someone might say, “Mazimba anoda kuenda kuJoni”—meaning, “Zimbabweans like going to Johannesburg” (often for work or business). The term is typically not derogatory but can carry a sense of national pride or identity in informal conversation.
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