A Xhosa word for dating
Example

Umjolo uzokulimaza mntase

Mkhululi Maliza 16 September 2021
Itshemba (pronounced Chamber) is what Xhosa people call a bucket used to pee at night, to avoid going to pee outside. This is used when there is no inside toilet.
Example

Baby iphi itshemba, I want to pee.

Thor 16 July 2026

First Lady Of The United States
Example

Did you hear that the FLOTUS plagiarized her speech?

Mr Trends 07 November 2020
South African Slime-Super-Slang for Meat. Derived from the Zulu word for meat being β€œinyama”. Popularized by the great DJ Dr Peppa.



*Note: Only used when speaking in English
Example

Broer 1: So you left it on the grass next to the braai stand boyzen??



You: You know I can’t waste food so I had to eat the Mnyamelis

Big Saint 19 March 2023

Isishumane or sishimane is a South African term used to refer to a single person who is not single by choice. It is mostly used in a mocking manner.
Example

Aisuka, that one sisishumane esikhulu.

Sinazo 30 June 2021
Family bars are what the skrr skrr generation calls clan names (izithakazelo).
Example

Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.

Danny 07 September 2023

Is a drug Lord who arrested in America for dealing in hard who contested to be a Nigerian president and was rejected by the masses but he rigged his way to be declared the winner after paying the INEC chairman $177 million US dollars

Thiefnibu:means criminals / he’s a criminal who looted his lagos state funds for himself

Thiefnibu/ is a wanted criminals in America; he forged his identity

Thiefnibu;- Bola Tinubu is not his real name he stole a woman name
Example

Thiefnibu ;- is a name given to Tinubu who’s a drug from Nigerian who contested to become president

chibuzo 22 March 2023
A Xhosa or Zulu term for a white person.
Example

My best friend is umlungu.

Skhokho 01 May 2021

Itopi is a Xhosa slang term for an old person or old man.
Example

I still cant believe ndishiywe litopi elidala.

Xhosa Nostra 14 July 2025
The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.
Example

Even Banyana Banyana can beat your beloved Bafana Bafana.

Mr Trends 15 July 2020


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