South African slang term for the club, tavern, party, all the nice places.
Example
I miss how groove was before lockdown.
The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.
Example
Even Banyana Banyana can beat your beloved Bafana Bafana.
A younger person, especially a younger male such as a younger brother or son.
Example
Come here my laaitie
What Zulu people call a cellphone that can't connect to the internet and is used strictly for calls and SMSes.
Example
Guy 1: Hey bro, why don't you video call her?
Guy 2: Eish, she uses bhopopo.
This is a Xhosa figure of speech that describes hunger or poverty. It directly translate to "a cat is sleeping in the fire (cooking) place (or stove if you may say)". So the cat is sleeping where people are supposed to be cooking because there's no fire and no food to cook.
Example
Grandma had to send the kids back to their mothers because ikati ilele eziko.
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