polyandry

polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.


South African women are excited about polyandry but they can't even keep one man.



Booty

A slang term for bums or ass.


She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty!



umshologu

properly used to mean a “spirit” from
u -> the
m -> child of, person of, thing of
Shulgi -> an ancient Sumerian king who deified him just like Jesus and so people were said to perform wonders “In the name of Shulgi”.


On seeing a ghost: I saw umshologu.
On seeing a magic performance: He’s using umshologu.
A church was in the old days called: The House of umshologu
On someone who loves to go to church: He’s the ash of the house of umshologu. (you can modernize the expression by using “furniture” instead of “ash”)



Izinza

Is a Xhosa term for pubic hair.


Voetsek utsho ngezinza ezibomvu.



jiki jiki

Suddenly/quickly and unexpectedly.


jiki jiki, a gusheshe came hurtling round the corner.



Zaka

A kasi word that is used to refer to money. 


I just need some zaka to buy the braai meat and all will be well



Dagga

Dagga is the term we use in South Africa to refer to weed.


I can't wait to get home and smoke my dagga.



Coloureds

Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.


Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.



Tlof tlof

Another word for sex. It is called tlof tlof because of the sounds during sex.


He started crying during tlof tlof.



Arusha

Safari gateway city near Serengeti and Kilimanjaro with diplomatic significance.


Arusha hosts the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.




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