A person who is not scared of anything. Willing to risk it all, including career and own life for a man.
Example
I got myself igudumana, Iām sorted for life.
The money given to a woman after spending the night with her.
Example
She left with a random guy yesterday guy and got mavuso in the morning.
The nickname for the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
Example
Cupcake is opening the country again.
A traditional maize-and-beans dish; also a nickname for something basic.
Example
Nilikula githeri lunch.
Isjumbane is a weapon used in prison to beat a person up. It is a snooker (pool) ball put inside a sock or a metal cup hooked in a belt.
Example
They broke his teeth when they were beating him up with a sjumbane.
A popular type of House Music that has taken South African music scene by storm. It involves a lot of Piano playing, hence the name amapiano.
Example
Kabza De Small is the king of Amapiano.
Indian Ocean port city with Portuguese colonial heritage.
Example
Beira's Macuti Lighthouse offers panoramic views of the coastline.
A quasi-military dance-step characterized by high-stepping movements, performed either on the spot or while moving slowly forwards, usually by participants in protest gatherings or marches, and accompanied by chanting, singing, and the shouting of slogans
Example
They were toyi-toying for the lack of service delivery in their community and apparently the money was misused by a local tenderpreneur
A Xhosa term that is used to refer to a castrated animal (an animal whose balls/testicles have been cut off).
Example
This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.
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