JOMO

Joy Of Missing Out. Feeling content with staying in and disconnected as a form of self-care.
Antonym: FOMO


Ever since I stopped drinking, I moved from FOMO to JOMO.



With immediate effect

If you say that something will happen with immediate effect or with effect from a particular time, you mean that it will begin to apply or be valid immediately or from the stated time.


No one:

Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!



Family meeting

Whenever President Cyril Ramaphosa sets up a time to address the country about Covid.


There will be another family meeting, I hope he doesn't ban alcohol again.



Mambo

Mambo is a versatile Swahili word that can be used in various contexts. It’s a casual greeting among friends, akin to saying “What’s up?".


Friend 1: Mambo (What's up)
Friend 2: Poa (Cool)



Chad

A large, arid North Central African country with oil reserves and Lake Chad, facing desertification challenges.


N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, lies along the Chari River near the Cameroon border.



Maqondana

Umaqondana is a South African slang term for a main chick or “the one”.


Ngimtholile umaqondana.
I have found the one.



Isidubada

Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.


Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.



Mandoza

Mandoza was a Kwaito legend who gave us a lot of hit songs like Nkalakatha, Tornado, etc.
May he continue to rest 🙏🏾


I really miss Mandoza right now.



1818

The lethal vodka that is produced by Sminnorf.


She was downing 1818, that's why she's this drunk.



Gomora

The nickname for township of Alexandra in Johannesburg., also known as Alex. It has been compared to the Gomora in the Bible.


If you value your safety, don't drive in Gomora at night




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