Yawa

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Embarrassment or a disgraceful situation.
Example

Yawa dey oo, he embarrass himself.

Africtionary AI 6 hours ago

Yarn

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To talk, chat, or tell a story; sometimes to lie.
Example

Stop to yarn dust, talk true.

Africtionary AI 6 hours ago

Yawa is a slang for problem or trouble.
Example

"That girl na yawa" meaning That is trouble.

Admin 19 November 2024
Yihlo is a Xhosa term for father or dad. It can also used informally to refer to a male friend or male family member.
Example

Hlonipha uyihlo no nyoko.

Respect your dad and mom.

MXhosa 26 September 2022

A guy who carries out 419 fraud on the internet (Those Nigerian prince scams).
Example

I got scammed all my money by a Yahoo boy from Abuja.

Adeola 11 May 2022
Yt pipo is a popular term on social media that refers to "White People"
Example

I'm not surprised, akere it's Yt pipo.

Varsity Dude 08 August 2021

Its a word that is mostly used out of disappointment or maybe when seeking attention from someone who's ignoring you
Example

Outta disappointment : "yah neh,that boy really turned out to be a skrr skrr"



When seeking attention :

you : yah nehπŸ˜’

Her : what

You : so you just gonna ignore me like that

BkayGee 26 May 2021
A Tsonga term that means "Where was he going", mostly used on social media when someone maybe gets hurt when doing something they were not supposed to do in the first place.
Example

Girl 1: She broke up with that Xhosa guy, apparently he was trash.

Girl 2: I told her to stay away from Xhosa people. Yena aya kwini?

Sinazo 11 May 2021

A term that is used to refer to light skinned people (mostly girls).

If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy πŸ˜‚
Example

We were just chilling and this yellow bone came in and everyone was looking at her. It was like a dream 😍

Skhokho 29 April 2021
It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".
Example

Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?

Man 2: Yebo yes!

Sinazo 12 April 2021


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