Category: General

Country: South Africa

Spaza

Not to be confused with Spaza shop... Is the name used to refer to Xhosa rap or Xhosa hip hop. It is not clear how the name went from being a kasi shop to a music genre.

You know guys from cape Town like listening to Spaza music.

by Chief, 22 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Tilili

A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.

Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.

by Mr Trends, 21 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Lepopotane

A term in Sepitori that refers to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. Xhosa people call it tilili

I use my lepopotane for my side chicks, and I make sure I hide it inside the spare wheel so that my main chick doesn't see it.

by Mr Trends, 21 July 2020

Country: Nigeria

Abeg

A pidgin term for "please" or "I beg".

Abeg! No waste my time!

by Adeola, 20 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Spaza shop

An informal convenience store, usually run from home or some corner in the neighbourhood.

Go buy some bread at the spaza shop.

by Chief, 20 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Tsotsi

This is a general kasi term for a criminal.

He got mugged by some Tsotsi from town.

by Sinazo, 20 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Fede

A term generally used as an informal greeting around Gauteng. Chances are no one will know how to reply to you if you use this term anywhere other than Gauteng.

Sharp fede majita, dintshang da?

by Sinazo, 20 July 2020