Word of the Day — 02 Nov 2026

The South African former president.
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Times were nice during Jacob Zuma’s time.

Chief • 24 July 2026
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Music of South Africa’s urban black youth, which first emerged in the 1990s. Kwaito is a mixture of South African disco, hip hop, R&B, ragga, and a heavy dose of house music beats.
Example

Hip Hop has taken over now, Kwaito is no longer the same.

DRex • 05 May 2021
Mogodu is a South African dish which is a combination of chopped serobe (tripe) and mala (intestines), served as a stew often with hot pap or dumpling
Example

I can’t wait for Monday so that I can have mogodu at Mogodu Monday.

Mamba • 17 June 2025

Cape Peninsula University of Technology also known as "Ingenile" it is high school that is based i Cape Town that accommodates amanxila, people who like alcohol and drunkards.
Example

CPUT learners πŸ—£: Ingenile "R1500"

After 3 days: Bank balance 0.00

Colani • 27 April 2021
A sfebe that hides behind being a feminist but do sfebe things behind closed doors.
Example

That one is just pretending to be a feminist. She actually is a sfebenist.

Varsity Dude • 21 April 2021

Tsek is a shortened version of Voetsek, an insulting dismissal or exclamation of disgust.
Example

Tsek wena, I don't want to talk to you.

MzansiEdits • 28 April 2025

Idk

I don't know
Example

When you want to shorten the word I don't know you say it as idk

Ruth Muratha • 27 December 2022

These Cameroonian,male or female who are specialized in the act of scamming
Example

Pablo is a nges boy

Rambo • 15 August 2022
Senegal's Atlantic capital known for music, museums, and Goree Island.
Example

Dakar's African Renaissance Monument stands taller than the Statue of Liberty.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

AmaZulu Football Club is a South African professional soccer club based in the city of Durban in the KwaZulu Natal province, that plays in the Betway Premiership, the first tier of the South African football league system.
Example

I can’t wait to see what 10111 Arthur Zwane is cooking with AmaZulu this season.

Chief • 23 July 2026
Xhosa for adventure. Also the nickname of the last independent Xhosa Paramount Chief. His birth name was Zotana. Often referred to as Sarhili from Sa - sire and Rhili - adventure. It means the father of adventure. As a youth he was said to have been an adventurist.
Example

I am going for a rhili.

Sgasa • 21 May 2025


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