Currency of Uganda (UGX) issued by the Bank of Uganda. 1 Shilling = 100 cents.
Example

The current shilling was introduced in 1987 after economic reforms.

Travel Admin • 21 July 2025

Oga

Boss or someone in authority. Borrowed from Nigerian pidgin.
Example

My oga go decide.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

A term of respect for a friend, peer, or someone you respect.
Example

Sasa boss, uko aje?

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026
A small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with Portuguese heritage and cocoa production.
Example

São Tomé and Príncipe is Africa's second smallest country by population.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Sky Daddy is a term used to refer to God.
Example

I had to speak to Sky Daddy yesterday when I wasn't feeling good.

DRex • 03 November 2022
is a widely used term, mostly by whites or cheese boys indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.
Example

Thabo: This biltong is lekker.

Nathan: Yeah bru, it's not as lekker as the one from we had last week, though.

DRex • 16 July 2020

A sfebe that hides behind being a feminist but do sfebe things behind closed doors.
Example

That one is just pretending to be a feminist. She actually is a sfebenist.

Varsity Dude • 21 April 2021
South African language, developed out of the Dutch spoken in the country since the first Dutch East India Company settlement in the Cape, established in 1652. Afrikaans was considered a dialect of Dutch – known as “Cape Dutch” – until recognised as a language in the late 19th century. From the Dutch for “African”.
Example

They forced us to do Afrikaans in high school.

Sinazo • 05 May 2021

OT

A person's basic attitude, beliefs, or feelings in relation to a particular subject or issue
Example

Don't you have an OT to guide yourself?

French Ovotu Abraham • 08 April 2025
A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.
Example

Umfana doesn’t deserve anything in this world.

CG • 09 January 2023


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