Freaky Friday is a day that everyone is allowed to be as freaky as they want, from being a slut to being as creepy. it is celebrated every Friday with the hastag #FreakyFriday
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free pass to being Freaky
A Northeast African country on the Red Sea with Italian colonial architecture and recent independence.
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Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is known for its well-preserved Italian modernist buildings.
Yt pipo is a popular term on social media that refers to "White People"
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I'm not surprised, akere it's Yt pipo.
An idiot; a stupid or silly person. The Sunday Times newspaper shames wrongdoers in public life with its Mampara of the Week award.
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Kaizer Chiefs fans are Mamparas.
In South Africa, a bakkie refers to a pick-up truck.
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I need to get myself a bakkie for when I go to the villages.
Nubian cultural center with granite quarries and Philae Temple.
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Aswan's High Dam created Lake Nasser, Africa's largest reservoir.
A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.
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Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.
Garri, pronounced gah-ree,, is made from granulated cassava, a root vegetable that's poisonous unless you peel and cook it first. Commonly found in West Africa, there are two types of garri: yellow and white. The flavor depends on how long it's been fermented and the presence of palm oil.
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The prices of staple foods such as rice, beans and garri have increased astronomically.
Nindahlule is a general Xhosa phrase meaning I'm in disbelief .
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out of disappointment : "yho hayi nindahlule"
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The naira was introduced in 1973 to replace the pound.
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