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How far

This is a common Nigerian greeting that means "How is everything?" or "How is it going?". It is a simple, informal greeting that’s best used with people you know well, or in casual settings.

Hey man, How far?

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Covidpreneur

Covidpreneurs are those dodgy tenderpreneurs who loot the government money intended for Covid-19 tenders. They register dodgy businesses and win tenders but they either not deliver at all or they deliver below par results.

Deals that are believed to be worth more than R2.2bn, involving emergency purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being said to be chowed by Covidpreneurs.

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Eish

Form of exclamation used to express a range of emotions, such as surprise, annoyance, or dissapointment.

Eish, I will stop supporting Kaizer Chiefs because they are always losing.

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O jewa ke eng?

O jewa ke eng is a Sotho term that directly translates to "What is eating you" in English. This is a phrase that has become famous on Twitter after a user named @akreana tweeted it back in June 2019.

Friend 1: Why are you so down, o jewa ke?
Friend 2: Eish my friend, my boyfriend has been cheating on me with that slut from Pitori.

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Jacket

Not to be confused with the clothing item. This is a SePitori term for R10 (Ten Rands). In other parts of South Africa, R10 is referred to as Tiger

Ke shota ka jacket, ntjaka.

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5 Bob

Refers to the 50 cents coin.

Kid: How much are these chips
My friend: They are 5 bob, my friend.

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2 Bob

2 bob refers to the 20 cent coin

Uncle: My boy, go buy me some bread at the shop, I will give you 2 bob when you come back.

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6-9

A term that refers to the act of urinating or using the toilet.

This beer is making me 6-9 every 15 minutes.

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Klipa

Refers to R100 (One hundred Rands. One Klipa would mean R100, 2 klipa - R200, etc.

Guy 1: How much did you pay for a box of cigarettes during lockdown.

Guy 2: I got this 20s for 2 klipa.

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Tiger

Not to be confused with the animal... This refers to R10 (Ten Rands). One tiger would mean R10, Two tiger would mean R20, Five tiger - R50, etc. When you get to R100, it becomes a Klipa. R200 - Two klipa, etc.

We only need 3 tiger to add to the money we have and get that case of beer.

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