Category: General
Show me your number is a popular soccer/football skill in South Africa, where the player pretends to shoot the ball and the defender ducks, hence showing his/her number to the attacker.
Example
They hit him with a “show me your number” and the crowd went crazy.
“Aahn ei” is used in a sarcastic or satirical context. When a person passes a statement that in one’s opinion is unnecessary or unintelligent, one can reply with “aahn ei”.
Example
“I don’t like women who work hard and make their own money. A woman belongs in the kitchen.”
“Aahn ei.”
Kuningi is a popular Zulu term that means it's a lot. It is frequently used by social media users to express feeling overwhelmed by too much information or multiple challenges at once.
Example
A lot is going on in Mzansi right now. Kuningi and it's getting kuningier.
Jaga-jaga is a Nigerian slang term that means disorganised or disorderly.
Example
Oboy, that beb na jaga jaga gal.
Example
You no want this kpekus?
MD is an abbreviation that has recently been used for Matric Dance. This is the farewell function for Matriculants or grade 12 learners in South Africa.
Example
My school's MD was lit.
Podcast and Chill with MacG is a podcast owned and hosted by South African YouTuber MacG alongside Sol Phenduka and Ghost Lady. It is the biggest podcast in Africa in terms of numbers and popularity.
The podcast invites celebrities and public figures to take part in the Q&A sessions on the podcast.
The podcast invites celebrities and public figures to take part in the Q&A sessions on the podcast.
Example
I really enjoy watching the Podcast and Chill. You can call me a Chiller.
To work; to get up against all odds and stand on business; uku Thesha
Example
uCishababhemu no Gawst basa thesha phezu kwe tape ezophuma ngey' 19 April.
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