Patla

Someone who is not good at something


Chomi ya ka ke patla ka bolo



After 9

After 9 is a term used to refer to men who act straight but are secretly gay or homosexual at night (After 9pm).


Ma after 9 are always after my friend at groove.



Dladla

Idlala is a Kasi term for a house.


I want to buy idlala before I turn 30.



Bone Thug

A Skrr Skrr way of referring to a Sangoma.


No one:

Skrr Skrr kid: I went to see a Bone Thug today cause y'all be trippin.



Comot

Comot is a Nigerian pidgin term that means 'go', 'leave', or 'get out!'


Make we comot (Let us go out)
Comot from dia ( leave)
Comot! (Get out!)



Rra madumbu

It's a SePitori word used to refer to garbage collectors.


It's Wednesday today, bo rra madumbu ba tla.



Exeh

Another word for bro popularly used in zambia


Exeh you good



Poepholl

Poephol is afrikaans for an asshole, usually used to reference to people


Jou poepholl!
Translation: you asshole



Gugs

Gugs is a shortened term that referes to the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town.


Ndiphuma eGugs



Mpimpi

Impimpi is a South African term for a snitch.


Impimpi used to be burnt during the apartheid days.




© 2020 Africtionary®