Nyoso means Nonsense
Example

Her: Nasty C is better than A Reece

Him: yinyoso yelo (that's nonsense)

uCrist • 15 June 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

In South Africa, the terms township and location usually refer to the often underdeveloped, racially segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for non-whites, namely Black Africans, Coloureds and Indians.
Example

Each and every township in South Africa is almost the same.

LinguistZA • 03 November 2022
The money given to a woman after spending the night with her.
Example

She left with a random guy yesterday guy and got mavuso in the morning.

Skhokho • 11 May 2023

A man with a weak and feminine personality
Example

hey wena stop acting like a kangethe

Wenali • 21 April 2023
A Kinyarwanda hybrid term used to refer to a person who is dumb af and does some really dum shit.
Example

- We NGWIJE!

- Cyaze uri ngwije.

- Nelson ni yo ngwije ya mbere nabonye ndaq.

- Kenny Sol yarameze nka ngwije ari gupresenta.

. • 08 November 2023

Pap

Limpopo people's favourite food, made from maize meal.
Example

We need more pap for the braai.

Sinazo • 11 April 2021
Used as a racist remark towards black people who behave like Caucasians (White people). Derived from the coconut fruit - "brown on the outside, white on the inside".
Example

What were you expecting from this one? He is a coconut anyways.

Chief • 11 July 2020

Ikaka is a term that means shit
Example

Uthetha ikaka kwedini
You are talking shit young boy

MXhosa • 16 October 2021
Ikari is a kasi term for a car.
Example

Uthenge ikari ne dladla.
He bought a car and a house.

Skhokho • 04 August 2021


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