(noun)
The situation of slipping, tripping or falling down due to external pressures. These might include tertiary academics, relationships, and being broke.
Example

Brother Bernard, this will kill me a real death.

Shaba 30 April 2023
A cotton-sangoma is someone who is known for their fashion sense & their unique style.
Example

Indeed that lad is a cotton-sangoma

cotton_sangoma 05 September 2022

Can also be spelled Bhabhalaza, Babalaz, bhabhalazi - is a hangover or that feeling in the morning after a night of heavy drinking.
Example

I'm struggling to wake up today because babalaas is nyisaring me.

Sinazo 12 April 2021
Ekurhuleni is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, a large suburban region east of Johannesburg. Ekurhuleni means "place of peace" in XiTsonga.
Example

I prefer Ekurhuleni over City of Johannesburg.

Maps 15 July 2025

<p>To hit someone to a pulp.</p>
Example

<p>Don't try me, I will bliksem you.</p>

Chief 10 July 2020
Older Taker is referring to an Old thief
Example

This is an old Taker, this means this person in said is an old thief

French Ovotu Abraham 29 August 2025

A landlocked West African country with a rich history including Timbuktu, facing security challenges.
Example

Mali was home to the medieval Mali Empire, one of Africa's most powerful states.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025
This is what educated people call "knock knees". When a person is standing and his/her knees (madolo) are touching (kissing).
It can also be called a kiss kiss.
Example

He can't run because he has kiss madolo.

Danny 26 April 2021

Ipipi is a term in South Africa that means a penis.
Example

Unepipi enkulu.
He has a big penis.

Danny 06 September 2022
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example

They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.

MXhosa 16 May 2021


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