Xelegu

Ixelegu is a Xhosa word for a dirty person or a person who just cant be tidy.


I can’t deal with ixelegu.



Mamboyi

Mamboyi is a colloquial term for alcoholic beverage, Old Buck.


I only drink Mamboyi when I’m in the bundus.



Casablanca

Morocco's economic heart with Art Deco architecture and Africa's largest port.


Casablanca's Hassan II Mosque stands dramatically over the Atlantic Ocean.



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.



Pinkies

Pinkies is a Kasi term for R50 or ZAR50, that is 50 rands.


Now that the Cupcake has closed alcohol again, I heard that a ngud of Zamalek is pinkies from my Take it or leave it.



Kho

When You blow your MT4/MT5 account, the only sound you get to hear is "kho"


Life ke "kho"
Meaning life can also be viewed as a huge loss when things aren't going well



Bafana Bafana

The weakest soccer team in Africa and the rest of the world.


Even Banyana Banyana can beat your beloved Bafana Bafana.



Molweni

A Xhosa greeting used to greet multiple people. You use molo to greet one person.


Molweni bantu abadala.



Ovwata

In Urhobo kingdom ovwata meaning: Righteousness


This man is an upright man (ovwata ) righteousness



SAPA

A term used to describe extreme poverty


SAPA don hold my guy




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