Word of the Day — 01 Nov 2026
A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.
Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Example
I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.
Financially, ndiyagowa.
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Mfowethu is a Nguni term for "my brother". It can be used to refer to any male, it doesn't have to be your biological brother. It's like saying "bro".
Example
Sure mfowethu, I will see you tomorrow.
Pronunciation
by MXhosa
Conservative, miserly, cheap or
Extreemly stingy.
Extreemly stingy.
Example
He eats once a day to save money." He wan do tight- yansh".
Example
Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe
The feeling of wanting to explain something and not finding the right term to do that,
Izinyoka is a South African term that is used for Electricity cable thieves.
Izinyoka means snakes in Zulu (direct translation)
Izinyoka means snakes in Zulu (direct translation)
Example
We don't have electricity here because of izinyoka.
In Sepitori, dese means good, beautiful... anything great. You may use it to say you are good at something or even use it to say you are beautiful.
The "Ke" in front stands for "I" or "I am"
The "Ke" in front stands for "I" or "I am"
Example
Ke dese ka diski unlike Bafana Bafana players.
Daka Boy is a derogatory term for someone who mixes the cement during construction.
Example
He lied to you, he’s not the foreman, he’s the Daka Boy.
is a pedi name that's usually uttered by stingy limpopian males when refusing to give huns the money.
Example
"Ke bea Bomma pele"
Pronunciation
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