The South African former president.
Example

Times were nice during Jacob Zuma’s time.

Chief 1 day ago
South Africa's financial capital, born from gold mining and now a multicultural metropolis.
Example

Johannesburg's Apartheid Museum documents the struggle against racial segregation.

Travel Admin 23 June 2025

Jomo is a name given to a kasi kid that has a big head. They are usually very good at football (like Jomo Sono)
Example

Did you see that goal by Jomo?

Stanley 21 April 2025
Jozi is a colloquial term for Johannesburg, the most populous city in South Africa.
Example

I’m moving to Jozi.

DRex 28 May 2024

Jukulyn is a very dangerous area of Soshanguve, beginning at the north end of the Mabopane Highway. Ambulances, courier services, e-hailing taxis and even pizza deliveries are a no-go in Jukulyn.
Example

She wanted me to go pick her up kgante she stays in Jukulyn. I am not risking my life.

Morena 24 May 2024
Is a name given to a child or children born from South Africa Lady who date a Nigerian guy.
Example

How are your jollofites doing?

setwaba 16 May 2024

A name given to a brave South African woman dating or sleeping with a Nigerian man mostly for money and other materialistic things.
Example

She can afford her lifestyle because she's dating jollof boys.

Rebs 15 May 2024
Jaga-jaga is a Nigerian slang term that means disorganised or disorderly.
Example

Oboy, that beb na jaga jaga gal.

Adeola 15 May 2024

Japa is a slang term derived from the Yoruba language. Japa simply means ‘to run swiftly’ out of a dangerous situation.



To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.
Example

I wan japa go South Africa next year.

Adeola 05 January 2024
This is an Afrikaans swear term that directly translates to “your mother’s vagina”. It’s similar to jou mase poes.
Example

Voetsek with your nonsense, Jou mase gat.

Danny 25 August 2023


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