Spaza shop

An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.


Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.



Booty

A slang term for bums or ass.


She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty!



Ungenaphi?

An African proverb (apparently), is taken from Xhosa and directly translate to "where do you enter?". It means how is that/this any of your concern?


Guy: I don't like the fact that you smoke.
Girl: Ungenaphi?



Mkhululi

A liberator, Someone who gives freedom


Uthixo nguMkhululi wethu



Madiba

A Xhosa clan name that was made famous by former president Nelson Mandela.


Madiba passed away in December 2013.



Bliksem

To hit someone to a pulp.


Don't try me, I will bliksem you.



Munhu

A person


Ndiye munhu wacho
Meaning: This is the person



Rha

Pronounced (ggggaaah); this is a Xhosa term for ‘ew’. It has many uses, for instance when something disgusts you or when someone says you and someone would look good together then you say ‘rha’.
Synonym; sies


*sees something very disgusting*
Me: Rha



Speke

A well shaped, clean and attractive girl


I saw a speke



Nyhori

Inyhori is a Xhosa slang term that’s used to refer to someone with one eye.


They stabbed him in the eye, now yinyhori.


Pronunciation:
by MXhosa


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