Umaqondana is a South African slang term for a main chick or “the one”.
Example
Ngimtholile umaqondana.
I have found the one.
Magesi is a South African football team that plays in the Betway Premiership. They recently won their first trophy, in their first season in top flight football, by beating Mamelodi Sundowns.
Example
Magesi is here to dominate.
Used to describe someone who tends to do stupid things from time to time.
Example
Why did you do that s'numnum?
Ayoba is a South African slang, which means something “cool”, “okay”, or “all right”. It was popular before the social media age but its use has declined.
Example
Girl 1: We should go to the mall tomorrow.
Girl 2: Ayoba
Sembi is a Xhosa social media term that means ugly or bad.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Example
Me posting a picture of my child:
Facebook friends: Sembi bundle of joy wakho mntkbw.
South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent.
Example
I was born and bred in South Africa.
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.
Boda bodas are bikes used as public transport in East Africa.
Example
I got a boda boda to Ntinda
Fororo is the ass crack, especially the one that shows when the pants are falling.
Example
When I saw my mechanic’s for, I knew he was the right one for the job.
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