South Africa
isiXhosa

Qabula

Ukuqabula is an informal Xhosa term for taking out babalaas. Basically the act of drinking the morning after a heavy night of drinking.
Example

I'm dying from babalaas now, ndifuna ukuqabula.

MXhosa • 27 September 2022
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South Africa

shlama

meaning shit that comes out of your anus (ndunu)
Example

have uyishlama wena.(you are shit)

siyaphuma ishlama lapho.(is the shit coming out there)

anonymous • 25 April 2022
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South Africa
isiXhosa

Ayisecace

A Xhosa term for "It's so obvious". It is mostly used when someone asks something that is very obvious.
Example

Girl 1: I know it's lockdown, but are you really going to buy a Smirnoff 1818 for R500?

Girl 2: Ayisecace mntase

Sinazo • 20 July 2020
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South Africa

Mmege

A broke person
Example

You are just "mmege" you have no single cent

Murendeni Lifeline • 30 August 2024
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Cameroon

Nges

These Cameroonian,male or female who are specialized in the act of scamming
Example

Pablo is a nges boy

Rambo • 15 August 2022
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South Africa
isiXhosa

Uyadika

Is a Xhosa term for "You are annoying".
It can also mean "He/She is annoying"... depending on the pronunciation.
Example

Example 1: Don't talk to me, uyadika (you are annoying).

Example 2: I stopped talking to her because uyadika (she is annoying).

MXhosa • 11 May 2021
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South Africa

Robot

How South Africans say “traffic lights” because “traffic lights” is too long and doesn’t sound futuristic enough.
Example

No one:



Passenger in a taxi: After robot, driver.

Yanga CPT • 02 July 2025
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South Africa

Inyanga

Inyanga is mostly a traditional herbalist and does not usually perform rituals that are common to those that a Sangoma performs.
Example

I went to see Inyanga when I was not feeling well.

Mr Trends • 09 June 2021
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Namibia

Otebe

Female genital parts



Vageen
Example

It's valentines, oto ka kwata otebe ano?

Toptop • 14 February 2022
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South Africa
isiXhosa

Intusi

Intusi sisithetha-ntonye sobisi. Intusi is Milk in isiXhosa dialect.
Example

Intusi yesizwe isengwa ezinkomeni zelali.

Khingh • 21 September 2025
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