Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
Example
I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.
A skrr skrr way of referring to the ancestors.
Example
You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.
A spicy vegetable dish traditionally served as a sauce or relish with bread, pap, samp, stews or curries
How South Africans say “traffic lights” because “traffic lights” is too long and doesn’t sound futuristic enough.
Example
No one:
Passenger in a taxi: After robot, driver.
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).
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).
Example
I can't wait for the exams to finish so that sizokuhlamba iphepha.
Suddenly/quickly and unexpectedly.
Example
jiki jiki, a gusheshe came hurtling round the corner.
Example
That one is just pretending to be a feminist. She actually is a sfebenist.
Example
Yho I haven’t seen la poni in a while.
Example
Kwacha means "dawn" in Nyanja, symbolizing a new beginning.
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