Category: General
an affirmation, dismissal, exasperation or exclamation in different contexts
Example
1) What are you doing lah?
2) No lah!
Hierso is a South African slang term that means "Here", "Right here". It is taken from the Afrikaans language.
Example
"I'll be hierso goseng, wa nkolota" - Khuli Chana in No More Hunger
A term that all the skrr skrr kids have been using in the comments section of Instagram. Apparently it means something not making sense or stupid.
Example
No one:
Skrr skrr on insta: Nah he tweaking
A soccer skill/move where a player puts the ball in between another player's legs.
Example
Did you see that shibobo from Messi?
Thuso Phala is a popular dance move that was first started by the South African soccer player named Thuso Phala.
Example
I'm learning the Thuso Phala dance.
To mize is to overlook/ignore something or someone intentionally.
Example
Girls will mize you when you are broke!
Chineke is the creator of the universe and everything good in it along with rain, trees, and other plants
Example
Chineke, I can't believe I failed.
Unozethe is what Xhosa people say to refer to someone who is extremely annoying.
Example
Yhu unezothe ke la bhuti.
That man is extremely annoying.
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