Cape Town

Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.


I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.



Guza

This means a girl or a pretty chick popularly used in zambia


look at that guza walking there



Qlyv

Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".


Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv



Take it or leave it

These are the guys who sell alcohol during the hard lockdown, when there is an alcohol ban. They inflate their prices like crazy. You can even get an 1818 bottle for R850.
They got the name because they don't care, it's either you buy at their 500% price or you leave it.


I got this gin from my Take it or leave it guy.



O jewa ke eng?

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.


Friend 1: Why are you so down, o jewa ke?
Friend 2: Eish my friend, my boyfriend has been cheating on me with that slut from Pitori.



Fokkerkie

Fokkerkie is basically a small fokker


Daai Steve is OK maar 'n fokkerkie
Translation: that guy Steve is a real small fuck



Shandapha

A term that is used to refer to a beautiful woman.
Can also be spelt as chandapha.


yoh this girl ke shandapha.



Gwara gwara

A popular South African dance that was created by DJ Bongz. It has been performed by a lot of big stars including Rihanna and Paul Pogba.


Did you see Paul Pogba doing the Gwara gwara?



Port Harcourt

Oil industry capital in the Niger Delta with growing tech startups.


Port Harcourt hosts Africa's first WikiTown digital community project.



Okpo

Okpo is a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment


I want go carry Okpo




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