Word of the Day — 02 Nov 2026
The South African former president.
Example
Times were nice during Jacob Zuma’s time.
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Sembi is a Xhosa social media term that means ugly or bad.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Example
Me posting a picture of my child:
Facebook friends: Sembi bundle of joy wakho mntkbw.
Umaqondana is a South African slang term for a main chick or “the one”.
Example
Ngimtholile umaqondana.
I have found the one.
Something cool, awesome, or impressive. Also used to mean ' a lot' or 'big time'
Example
We had bhoo fun at the party yesterday.
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