Sbhanxa or sibhanxa is a Xhosa term for an idiot or a fool.
Example

Yeer usisbhanxa ke khona wena ufunda lewey lol

MXhosa • 24 May 2021
Umgosi in South Africa means gossip.
Example

No one:
Girls: I have so much mgosi for you my friend.

Marawa • 23 June 2021

A stable West African democracy known for gold, cocoa, and as a center of pan-African culture.
Example

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
Awhire is the name Urhobo people call Root of plants.
Example

Go and uproot awhire for me

French Ovotu Abraham • 09 May 2025

is township slang for someone who once had money, someone who was spoiled by their parents/guardians
Example

You're cheese boy ya kgale because o bona masepa nou

Matomes • 20 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

Stop nonsense ekasi are those walls that are built around the house (fence) mostly for security reasons cause you know how it is with crime in Mzansi.
Example

They climbed the stop nonsense and stole the dog

Zet • 10 June 2021
Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (about 24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of South African population.
Example

Zulu guys will hurt you big time.

Sinazo • 13 April 2021

Ben 10 is the term used to describe young males who like dating older women. In most cases, these women give these young males money on top of all the sex.
Example

Did you hear that she got herself a Ben 10?

Chief • 01 August 2020
Trouble; problem; headache(from Bassa)
Example

Dis boy es full of fuan-fuan I do na wan any fuan-fuan

James04 • 23 March 2025


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