Mpesu is a substance made from the bark of the Securidaca longipedunculata tree, which aids men in terms of obtaining an erection and other sexual problems such as weak eraction, early ejaculation, low sex drive. Mpesa can be Mpesu
Example
/ΙͺmΛpΙsu/
My friend uses mpesu
A popular Tswana/Sotho phrase on social media that means "I would scream". It's used as an expression when something shocking happens.
Example
Imagine if ISIS would come to South Africa. Yhuu nka screama gore.
Sol Phenduka is a South African Podcaster, DJ and Radio personality who is the co-host of the popular podcast called Podcast and Chill, alongside MacG and Ghost Lady.
Example
I always listen to the Podcast and Chill for Sol Phenduka's puns.
East London, or eMonti a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Eastern Cape province.
Example
East London niggas are always full of shit.
In South Africa, a bakkie refers to a pick-up truck.
Example
I need to get myself a bakkie for when I go to the villages.
Hyena
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hyena A hyena is a medium-to-large carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Hyaenidae.
Example
I saw a hyena.
Pronunciation
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Iqobelo is a term that means something is real or authentic.
Example
Come buy from me, I only sell iqobelo.
Ibobosi is a term used in Gqeberha that means a shack.
Example
I'm going back to ibobosi lam very soon.
properly used to mean a βspiritβ 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 βIn the name of Shulgiβ.
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 βIn the name of Shulgiβ.
Example
On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: Heβs using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: Heβs the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using βfurnitureβ instead of βashβ)
Directly translates to: We are eating cotton. This is a statement said when you feel that you've dressed to impress or you dress nicely in general.
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