Res is a shortened name for a University or college residence.
Example
I have applied for res because I am tired of staying at home.
Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.
Example
Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.
A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.
Example
Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.
Vammorah is the hard life. The season before softness. It is the dust on your shoes from walking far with no taxi money, the nights with no sleep because you are hustling, the pain that teaches you. Vammorah is not a curse - it is the training ground. You cannot appreciate LivaMora if you never lived Vammorah. Every real 707 child knows Vammorah first, then LivaMora comes later. Vammorah is struggle money, pain money, but honest money.
Toasting
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The act of chatting up or flirting with someone you like, usually with confidence you do not fully have.
Example
"He was toasting her all through break."
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A North African country with ancient civilization heritage, the Nile River, and significant Arab influence.
Example
We marveled at the Pyramids of Giza during our trip to Egypt.
Can also be spelled Bhabhalaza, Babalaz, bhabhalazi - is a hangover or that feeling in the morning after a night of heavy drinking.
Example
I'm struggling to wake up today because babalaas is nyisaring me.
An expression of surprise or shock (basically means wow), mostly used by Xhosa speaking people. It can also be spelt as Hayibo.
Example
Haibo, is this really happening?
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