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A Zulu term for a Loan Shark, someone who offers loans at extremely high interest rates, has strict terms of collection upon failure, and generally operates outside of local authority.

I need to pay the mashonisa otherwise he will keep my ID and Bank cards.

by Sinazo , 23 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Gweja

A very offensive word that is used to refer to a foreigner.
Same as kwerekwere.

Stop calling our brothers and sisters amagweja!

by Bafo , 01 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Maqondana

Umaqondana is a South African slang term for a main chick or “the one”.

Ngimtholile umaqondana.
I have found the one.

by DRex , 28 May 2024

Country: South Africa

Kraal

An enclosure for livestock, or a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.

Make sure the kraal is clean before the elders come back.

by DRex , 05 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Mjondolo

Mjondolo is another term for informal settlements (mkhukhu).

There is an movement called Abahlali basemjondolo

by DRex , 23 July 2021

Country: Burundi

Ingidi

Ingidi is a slang term of "big booty or big ass".

That girl have Ingidi.

by thunday , 08 February 2023

Country: South Africa

Mr 082

A guy who trended for what was apparently a staged video. He was asked for his number by a woman in a car and he kept saying "082". Twitter gave him the name Mr 082.

Did you see the Mr 082 video?

by Chief , 05 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Afrikaans

South African language, developed out of the Dutch spoken in the country since the first Dutch East India Company settlement in the Cape, established in 1652. Afrikaans was considered a dialect of Dutch – known as “Cape Dutch” – until recognised as a language in the late 19th century. From the Dutch for “African”.

They forced us to do Afrikaans in high school.

by Sinazo , 05 May 2021