Jaga-jaga is a Nigerian slang term that means disorganised or disorderly.
Example

Oboy, that beb na jaga jaga gal.

Adeola • 15 May 2024
South African slang word for "cool" or "nice"
Example

I just won a bet in Betway.

Lekker bru.

Danny • 26 April 2021

Please; used to make a polite plea. From "I beg".
Example

Abeg no vex.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026
igqolo is a Xhosa term for a stingy person.
Example

Did you expect a trip to Durban but you know you are dating igqolo.

MXhosa • 27 May 2021

Umahlalela is a Xhosa term for an unemployed person.
Example

uRamaphosa uyamthanda umahlalela, uvele amnike iR350.

Ramaphosa loves the unemployed, he just gives them R350.

MXhosa • 09 January 2022

Odi

Home or a place of residence.
Example

Twende odi tupumzike.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

A beautiful girl



A girl
Example

Singo winya okuna ondjee

Toptop • 14 February 2022
ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.
Example

He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.

MXhosa • 22 July 2021

An enclosure for livestock, or a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
Example

Make sure the kraal is clean before the elders come back.

DRex • 05 May 2021
An exclamation like "man!" or "wow", expressing surprise.
Example

Maze, hiyo ni ngori!

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026


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