Skyf

Skyf is the moment you pass the cigarette from the owner to the parasite.


Please skyf nkawza



Mbudlu-mbudlu

Imbudlu-mbudlu is a Xhosa colloquial term for a chubby or fat person.


Did you see him, yimbudlu-middle after he got a job.



Matric

The last year of high school (grade 12).


I can't wait to do my matric.



Jollof boys

Jollof boys is a name given to Nigerian men in South Africa.


Who drives that Range Rover.
It's owned by this other Jollof boy who works in Hillbrow.



Ngudu

The 750ml or 660ml beer or cider (quart).
Can also be called Ngud (without the last u)


Yabona ng'zomosha kakhulu
Ng'zoshay'iNgud



Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.


Máa na faa= I will beat you.



Mize

To mize is to overlook/ignore something or someone intentionally.


Girls will mize you when you are broke!



FLOTUS

First Lady Of The United States


Did you hear that the FLOTUS plagiarized her speech?



Chief

General term used by people in politics (comrades) and Tenderpreneurs to refer to each other.


No one:
Comrade: Why are you being emotional, chief? Politics are not for the weak.



Ubi asha

Meaning white hair ( Gray hair )


Ubi asha in Urhobo language means white hair (Gray hair)




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