Crook; out-smart; cunning; well-experienced
Example

Dis girl da kubaNo, I am a kuba. I still learnin

James04 23 March 2025

Tik

Tik is the South African street name for crystal meth. It also goes by the street name thsuf.
Example

These boys smoke tik and terrorize the community.

Varsity Dude 04 May 2021

Umkhwetha (plural: abakhwetha) is an initiate (a boy going through the circumcisions/initiation period) in Xhosa.
Example

Umkhwetha has to eat food without salt for the first few days

MXhosa 02 June 2021
Suddenly/quickly and unexpectedly.
Example

jiki jiki, a gusheshe came hurtling round the corner.

Catalyst_X 07 June 2021

Ayoba is a South African slang, which means something β€œcool”, β€œokay”, or β€œall right”. It was popular before the social media age but its use has declined.
Example

Girl 1: We should go to the mall tomorrow.

Girl 2: Ayoba

Mbali 04 April 2021
Inkqayi is a Xhosa term for chiskop. Like when you cut all of your hair (bald).

A lot of people misspell it as nqayi.
Example

Soze ndiphinde ndichebe inkqayi.

MXhosa 24 May 2021

Barb

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To understand or catch on; also to be in a tough situation.
Example

You barb what I dey talk?

Africtionary AI 6 days ago
These word BOTTY stand for a person which comes from a rich background
Example

Soyinka is a botty boy

Muhammed 28 November 2024

Iphara is a South African slang term for a drug addict, mostly those ones who terrorise the community.
Example

He was doing well until he started smoking nyaope. He has now become iphara.

Siya 04 June 2024
Bhuti is a Xhosa word for big brother or just to refer to an older man.
Example

I’ll see you tomorrow, bhuti.

Xhosa Nostra 17 July 2025


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