Kolo

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Crazy or mentally unstable.
Example

This heat go make person kolo.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026
women crush Wednesday is a day dedicated to all the important women in our lives. it's is celebrated every Wednesday with the hastag #WomenCrushWednessday
Example

happy women crush Wednesday to all the women❀️

Onset 18 September 2023

They will hurt you.
Example

Tlohela banyana batlao hurda!

Colani 24 May 2021
Dube is a historic, relatively affluent residential neighborhood in Soweto, Johannesburg, established in the 1950s for the Black middle class and named after educator John Langalibalele Dube.
Example

I was born and bred in Dube.

Maps 20 March 2026

Peto

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Peto is a Xhosa feminine slang term for "friend".
Example

Hayi peto, where are you going?

Chief 21 July 2026

Ntu

Ntu means a human being and it emphasises that there is spirit of oneness and harmony among people and nature.
Example

Funda ukuphilisana na-ba-ntu

Mfanelo 29 December 2022

Mkhuluwa is a Xhosa term for older brother. It can also be used as a respectful way of addressing an older man.
Example

Let’s go out, mkhuluwa.

Xhosa Nostra 17 July 2025
A quasi-military dance-step characterized by high-stepping movements, performed either on the spot or while moving slowly forwards, usually by participants in protest gatherings or marches, and accompanied by chanting, singing, and the shouting of slogans
Example

They were toyi-toying for the lack of service delivery in their community and apparently the money was misused by a local tenderpreneur

Sinazo 13 April 2021

Aje

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How; used in greetings like "uko aje?" (how are you?).
Example

Uko aje leo?

Admin 26 July 2026
A slang term for bums or ass.
Example

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

Adeola 11 May 2022


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