FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out.


I didn't go out on Friday and the way I was suffering from FOMO.



ilolo

ilolo is a Xhosa term for a loner.


Mna ndililolo, andinamntu.

I am a loner, I have no one.



Skopas

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip


I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.



Chow

A South African slang term for food / to eat.


1. Food - They serve nice chow there.
2. Eat - Let's go chow before the dining hall closes.



Nindahlule

Nindahlule is a general Xhosa phrase meaning I'm in disbelief .


out of disappointment : "yho hayi nindahlule"



Sfebenist

A sfebe that hides behind being a feminist but do sfebe things behind closed doors.


That one is just pretending to be a feminist. She actually is a sfebenist.



Indlala

Indlala is the formal Xhosa term for hunger or poverty.
Also see Ikati ilele eziko


Indlala inamanyala and it can make you do anything.



Voke

To tease or make fun of


Please don’t voke me.



Black Juice

Another name for Carling Black Label. South Africa's favourite beer. Some may call it Zamalek.


Yho the babalaas you would swear I was drinking Black Juice.



Njibhabha

Injibhabha is a Xhosa term that is mostly used by women to refer to loss of hair (in women) on the side of the hair. Or just woman becoming bald.


Yho seyonjibhabha kusisi wakho




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