Used in South Africa to describe a meeting usually to sort out troublesome issues. It is originally from the Zulu and Xhosa languages but has been adopted by all other language speakers in the country.

Sipho: I think we should go on strike for more pay.
Precious: First we must set up an indaba with the manager.

indaba by Nkosi June 4, 2007

Related Words

indaba • indabag • Indabaninging • Indabutt • inaba • Indara • indaboski • Indaface • inabakumori • Inabath

inaba

"inaba" someone who doesn't have a clue about what s/he is talking about, coming from 'inable', 'inability' use their brains before doing something, can be replaced with douche bag or idiot.

"Josh is such a fucking inaba!"

inaba by theTruthful May 29, 2013

Indaboski bahose

I’m Not a preacher of love

I'm the Lion himself

I'm the Fight

I'm the Liquid Metal
I'm Indaboski Bahose
I'm coming back

From oversea
*ROARS*

I’m Indaboski bahose *roars*

Indaboski bahose by Forbesminded May 3, 2020

inabakumori

A Music Producer who mainly uses the Vocaloid Kaai Yuki in his songs. Lost Umbrella and Lagtrain went viral in the Western J-POP Community leading to his fame and love by both Western and Eastern Audiences

Hey Law, have you listened to Inabakumori?
Yeah Aya, not one of his songs disappoint.

inabakumori by Lavralium April 15, 2022

indaboski

Indaboski is a self-named title associated with Emeka Odumeje (a popular Nigerian pastor)who calls himself

The Lion
The lebadu
The lemande
The Abidoshika
The war
The fight
The Battle
The Liquid Metal
Coat of many colours

Simply means without love or fear

Bae:Baby do you love me?
Boo:I'm not a preacher of love,I'm the Indaboski (beats chest)

indaboski by Indaboski May 10, 2020

Indaboski

A person who does not believe love exists (publicly)

Her: I love you so much

Him: I do not believe in love! I am an indaboski

Indaboski by Dvirus May 20, 2020

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026