Ashawo

Ashawo e it's a slang phrase and it means prostitute,escort.


That girl is an ashawo



Klipa

Refers to R100 (One hundred Rands. One Klipa would mean R100, 2 klipa - R200, etc.


Guy 1: How much did you pay for a box of cigarettes during lockdown.

Guy 2: I got this 20s for 2 klipa.



Yawa

Yawa is a slang for problem or trouble.


"That girl na yawa" meaning That is trouble.



Tempela

To claim you can do something, or you can do it better.


Wena awitsi selo wa're tempela fela.



Sgora

A buff guy / those big guys at the gym.


He has become a sgora now, the gym is helping him.



Kpekus

Kpekus is a Nigerian slang term that means a vagina.
It can sometimes also mean sex


You no want this kpekus?



Umpu

Umpu is a Xhosa word for a gun.


Ndifuna umpu wam

I want my gun.



Nkabi

A Xhosa term that is used to refer to a castrated animal (an animal whose balls/testicles have been cut off).


This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.



Inganekwane

Izinganekwane izingxoxo ezazixoxwa ogogo/omama/omkhulu Kanye nobaba.Zaxoxelwa abantwana ngesikhathi sakudala.


Umama uxoxela izingane zakhe inganekwane.


Pronunciation:
by Siyanda Ndima

Boer maak 'n plan

It literally means a farmer makes a plan.
It’s testament to the fact that the Afrikaner will figure stuff out. If there’s a problem, he’ll find a workaround. If something is scarce, he’ll find a substitute.


These power cuts are annoying but 'n Boer maak 'n plan.




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