umshologu

properly used to mean a “spirit” from
u -> the
m -> child of, person of, thing of
Shulgi -> an ancient Sumerian king who deified him just like Jesus and so people were said to perform wonders “In the name of Shulgi”.


On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: He’s using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: He’s the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using “furniture” instead of “ash”)



Botswana Pula

Currency of Botswana (BWP) issued by the Bank of Botswana. 1 Pula = 100 thebe.


Pula means "rain" in Setswana, reflecting its value in this arid country.



Aahn ei

“Aahn ei” is used in a sarcastic or satirical context. When a person passes a statement that in one’s opinion is unnecessary or unintelligent, one can reply with “aahn ei”.


“I don’t like women who work hard and make their own money. A woman belongs in the kitchen.”

“Aahn ei.”



Masimba

In Shona it means powers


Hurumende ine masimba ekuchinja mutemo



Zimbabwean Dollar

Currency of Zimbabwe (ZWL) issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.


Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.



How far

This is a common Nigerian greeting that means "How is everything?" or "How is it going?". It is a simple, informal greeting that’s best used with people you know well, or in casual settings.


Hey man, How far?



Chuchubaby

Is another word for nonsense or rubbish.


The students write chuchubaby's during their exams.
Or who wrote the chuchubaby on my car.



Thabo

One of the most popular name in textbook examples. This is the guy who always buy a lot of unnecessary things in the textbook.


No one:

Maths textbook: Thabo bought 20 watermelons and 16 condoms, how many cousins does Thabo have?



Skamelian

Skamelian is the certain dance originating from KameelrivierB which falls under a township called Siyabuswa and founded of the skamelian dance is MDU Aka Khathaza from KameelrivierB at Ndebele Street


I want to show you the Skamelian



A loota continua

The looting continues.
This is a term that was first used in the 2020 covid-19 lootings that were happening in South Africa.


Covidpreneur 1: Which car are you buying with that Covid-19 money that's supposed to help your community?
Covidpreneur 2: Getting myself a G Class.
Covidpreneur 1: A loota continua




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