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Imama

Imama is a term that's been trending on social media that means a woman or a girlfriend.

Imama must be beautiful unprovoked.

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Boet

It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.

Listen here, boet. I will moer you.

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Yahoo boy

A guy who carries out 419 fraud on the internet (Those Nigerian prince scams).

I got scammed all my money by a Yahoo boy from Abuja.

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Mswapheni

A person, usually a blesser or sugar mama who just swipes his/her card without any hesitation.

We are out of beer... mswapheni
We are out of meat... mswapheni

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amapakati

Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.

My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.

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Sloti

Isloti is a Xhosa slang term for a drinking place (tavern or bar).

Umama uvule isloti pha endlini.

My mom opened a tavern at home.

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Zaka

A kasi word that is used to refer to money. 

I just need some zaka to buy the braai meat and all will be well

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Beke le beke

Beke le beke is a Basotho (Tswana, Pedi, Sotho) term for weekly or week after week.

I do this beke le beke... asbonge.

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21:01

21:01 is a term that is used to refer to an after 9 - a secretly gay person.

I have so many stories about the 21:01 gang.

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Hlamba iphepha

A tradition in South Africa that celebrates the end of exam season. It loosely translates to "washing the paper".
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).

I can't wait for the exams to finish so that sizokuhlamba iphepha.

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