To beat someone to a pulp.
Can also be a swear word in Afrikaans
Example

I will moer you.
Come here, jou moer.

DRex 06 April 2021
Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.
Example

My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.

Sgasa 21 May 2025

Itoti is a general term for a can or tin. It can be a can of beer, food or whatever, as long as it's a can you can call it itoti.
Example

I stopped drinking ngud, I only drink itoti now.

MXhosa 05 May 2022
Rabha (pronounced rubber) is a Xhosa slang term for a kiss.
Example

When she got here, ndiye ndamthi rabha.

When she got here, I gave her a kiss.

MXhosa 29 August 2023

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

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

DRex 13 April 2021
A popular South African Slang term for 'a long time ago' or 'back in the day'
Example

I know your dad from van toeka.

Varsity Dude 04 August 2021

Bherhi is a Xhosa term for a homeless person.
Example

Did you see Thabo left home, ngu bherhi ngoku.

Yanga CPT 25 April 2025
A Xhosa or Zulu term for a white person.
Example

My best friend is umlungu.

Skhokho 01 May 2021

Imoto is a Nguni term for a car.
Example

Xhosa: Ndiyayithanda imoto yam.

Zulu: Ngiyayithanda imoto yami.

LinguistZA 07 September 2022
Ikati is a Nguni name for a cat.
Example

Xhosa: Ndifuna ikati.

Zulu: Ngifuna ikati.

LinguistZA 13 October 2022


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