Sbwl is a Xhosa shorthand for “sabaweli”. Sabaweli, which in turn is a shorthand of “andisabaweli, andisayibaweli, etc.”, is built from the root word “ukubawela” which means to crave, want, desire, wish for, fancy, yearn, etc.
Example
1. Umntu wakho xa ebona mna, uthi sbwl. >> When your person sees me, s/he says sbwl.
2. Sbwl beer today.
3. Sbwl the coronavirus to just disappear.
Example
"If you don't have nyash as a woman, you are just wasting your time"
Jaga-jaga is a Nigerian slang term that means disorganised or disorderly.
Example
Oboy, that beb na jaga jaga gal.
A term we used to use back in the day to refer to the 50c coin. Ama2000 would not know it.
Example
No one:
5 year old me: Ndicela noba yi zuka to buy sweets.
Nubian cultural center with granite quarries and Philae Temple.
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Aswan's High Dam created Lake Nasser, Africa's largest reservoir.
A word in any of the Nguni languages, a prefix for "I have"
Are mostly ama2000 and you will see them with their weird clothes, American accent, dreads with a fade or just a clean fade and they listen to weird Hip Hop songs. They always want to be seen and are very hard to miss.
They are the same WhatsApp group with cheese boys.
They are the same WhatsApp group with cheese boys.
Example
1. I knew he was a skrr skrr just from the way he was dressed.
2. Skrr skrr niggas will break your heart and help you through the heartbreak then break it again.
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