Hoezit

Slang word for "how is it". It comes from the Afrikaans term "Hoe is dit" and people just decided to change the spelling.


Man 1: Eita da, hoezit?

Man 2: Sharp hoezit da?

Man 1: Fede nja yami.



Isichitho

isichitho is curse or spell that is made by people using a muthi to make a divisions in a relationship, sometimes families, by making a victim unattractive and annoying.


They tried to use isichitho to make my boyfriend dump me.



Bhebha

Bhebha is a Zulu slang term that means to have sex.


I know that guy, yho uyabhebha.



Mpesu

Mpesu is a substance made from the bark of the Securidaca longipedunculata tree, which aids men in terms of obtaining an erection and other sexual problems such as weak eraction, early ejaculation, low sex drive. Mpesa can be Mpesu


/ɪmˈpɛsu/
My friend uses mpesu



Tlean

The skrr skrr way of saying clean.


Just got a new haircut. I look tlean.



Pap

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


We need more pap for the braai.



Amazaza

Amazaza is a South African slang term for Sunglasses.


Why are you wearing amazaza at night?



Toyi-toyi

A quasi-military dance-step characterized by high-stepping movements, performed either on the spot or while moving slowly forwards, usually by participants in protest gatherings or marches, and accompanied by chanting, singing, and the shouting of slogans


They were toyi-toying for the lack of service delivery in their community and apparently the money was misused by a local tenderpreneur



Ohole

Is an Oshiwambo word that simply means love


Ohole so nice



Net so

South African kasi term for "just like that" or "just the way it is".


Thabo: You don't put salt when you cook pap? Themba: Nah, I eat it net so.




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