Category: General
Injibhabha is a Xhosa term that is mostly used by women to refer to loss of hair (in women) on the side of the hair. Or just woman becoming bald.
Example
Yho seyonjibhabha kusisi wakho
Umgosi in South Africa means gossip.
Example
No one:
Girls: I have so much mgosi for you my friend.
means beer,sex and meat
Example
really want some dobenya today,
im gona drown my self in dobenya today
Example
Indlala inamanyala and it can make you do anything.
Mzukwana is a Kasi term for the olden days / the good old days / back in the day.
Example
I woke up and listened to Kwaito ya mzukwana today.
Unotshe is a Xhosa interjection that means never or can be used as "over my dead body". It is pronounced as uno-chair.
Example
I will not allow you to marry my daughter. Unotshe!
Nyoso means Nonsense
Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Example
she keeps telling me I'm fat and she is always making derogatory remarks.
Vaslap or vaaslap is a term used to refer to bathing cloth. You know that cloth you use when you are bathing.
Example
I need to get myself a new vaslap, this one is too old.
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