Category: General


Igoni is a kasi slang term for a knife.
Example

The guys who robbed me was carrying igoni

DRex 19 May 2022
Amebo is a Nigerian slang term used to refer to a person who likes to gossip or likes to spread gossip.
Example

You too like amebo.

You love gossip.

Adeola 16 May 2022

Intshebe is a Nguni term for beard.
Example

Intshebe yam iyakhula.

My beard is growing.

MXhosa 15 May 2022
A scam that typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum
Example

419 fraud has increased significantly in recent years.

Adeola 11 May 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
Kwaal is a slang term that means a problem or a conflict.
Example

Why does he have kwaal with him?

Chief 11 May 2022

A slang term for bums or ass.
Example

She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty!

Adeola 11 May 2022
Nyash is a slang term for big booty or big ass.
Example

"If you don't have nyash as a woman, you are just wasting your time"

Adeola 09 May 2022

Itoti is a general term for a can or tin. It can be a can of beer, food or whatever, as long as it's a can you can call it itoti.
Example

I stopped drinking ngud, I only drink itoti now.

MXhosa 05 May 2022
It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.
Example

Listen here, boet. I will moer you.

Sinazo 05 May 2022


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