Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape (EC) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.


Eastern Cape is the Woolworths of all the South African provinces.

Bobo

Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.


Small more, you will be bobo.

Jiki jiki

Jiki jiki means all of a sudden or suddenly.


When we were growing you were dark, jiki jiki you are a yellow bone.

polyandry

polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.


South African women are excited about polyandry but they can't even keep one man.

Rekere

Rekere is a Fool


O nketsa rekere(You are making me a fool)

Mfanaka

Mfanaka is a Sotho term that loosely translates to "my boy". It is used to mean my friend, my bro.


Eita, dintshang mfanaka?
How's it going, my boy.

Batlao hurda

They will hurt you.


Tlohela banyana batlao hurda!

Sneaky Link

Sneaky Link is a term used to describe a person that someone is secretly hooking up with.


I can’t wait to see my Sneaky Link this weekend.

Tlof tlof

Another word for sex. It is called tlof tlof because of the sounds during sex.


He started crying during tlof tlof.

Kaaps

Kaaps or Afrikaaps is an Afrikaans dialect that is mainly spoken in the Cape Flats in Cape Town.


I thought I knew Afrikaans until I went to the Cape Flats and heard what they call Kaaps/Afrikaaps.



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