While introducing best picture nominee Black Panther, South African comedian Trevor Noah poked fun at people who think Wakanda, the fictional African nation in which it's set, is a real place.
"Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I would see T'Challa flying over our village, and he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase," he said.
"'Abelungu abazi ubu ndiyaxoka', which means: 'In times like these, we are stronger when we fight together than when we try to fight apart."
And while it sounded beautiful and uplifting, that's not quite what the phrase actually means.
The BBC's Pumza Fihlani said the actual translation into English is: "White people don't know that I'm lying."
While most of the audience in Hollywood was none the wiser, Xhosa speakers on social media relished in the cheeky moment.
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