Makhwapheni

Umakhwapheni is a more formal term for a side chick or a nyatsi.


His wife saw him at a restaurant with his makhwapheni.



Naai

Naai means to fuck.


Hy het die meisie se hart gesteel, maar sy het gesĂȘ sy wil nie met hom naai nie.



Sidl'ukotini

Directly translates to: We are eating cotton. This is a statement said when you feel that you've dressed to impress or you dress nicely in general.


"Sidl'ukotini kwedini, cava le jean kwedini" - Rick Rick



Mpimpi

Impimpi is a South African term for a snitch.


Impimpi used to be burnt during the apartheid days.



Chop

Chop is a Nigerian slang term for eating.


I dey chop jollof rice.



Jou ma se poes

An Afrikaans derogatory term that directly translates to "your mother's cunt".
See poes.


Stop talking shit jou ma se poes



Zambia

A landlocked Southern African country known for Victoria Falls, copper mining, and wildlife.


Livingstone, Zambia is the gateway to Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders.



Izinza

Is a Xhosa term for pubic hair.


Voetsek utsho ngezinza ezibomvu.



Stockvel

A stokvel is a savings pool where a group of individuals contribute an agreed-upon monthly amount. The group have full control of how they would like to use that money. Two common methods are to pay out monthly or annually. The group can make monthly pay-outs, or they could keep investing their savings and get a lump sum at the end of the year.


I have joined a stockvel with the members of my community where we get monthly payouts.



Park the bus

In soccer, to park the bus means to play very defensively, to get a lot of players behind the ball. Imagine a bus parked in front of the goal. It is almost impossible to score.


Park the bus, Man United. Playing football the Mourinho way




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