Word of the Day [19 Apr 2026]

Cassper Nyovest

South African rapper and businessman, regarded as one of the best rappers in the African continent.


Cassper Nyovest ke star!

SBWL

Sbwl is a Xhosa shorthand for “sabaweli”. Sabaweli, which in turn is a shorthand of “andisabaweli, andisayibaweli, etc.”, is built from the root word “ukubawela” which means to crave, want, desire, wish for, fancy, yearn, etc.


1. Umntu wakho xa ebona mna, uthi sbwl. >> When your person sees me, s/he says sbwl.

2. Sbwl beer today.

3. Sbwl the coronavirus to just disappear. 

WOT

WOT is the abbreviation for Woman on top, a sex position where the woman goes on top of the man.


She is the best when it comes to WOT.


14 February

February 14th is Valentine's Day, a day to express love and affection. It's celebrated by exchanging gifts, and other tokens of affection. just a KAK day that I will never get to celebrate (ntozamashwa)


VALENTINES IS COMING , WHERE IS YOUR BF ? YOU'RE SITTING ALONE , LONELLYYYYYYY

Ku Bird

Ku bird is a term that means "it's bad". Like when the situation gets really really bad. People use "bird" because it sounds the same as "bad".


I only have R3.50 in my bank account. Ku bird!


Yebo

It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".


Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?
Man 2: Yebo yes!

Beira

Indian Ocean port city with Portuguese colonial heritage.


Beira's Macuti Lighthouse offers panoramic views of the coastline.


Rhodent

The term for a student at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Rhodes is notorious for its heavy-drinking scene. Thus, being a Rhodent is also synonymous with drinking heavily.


Rhodents were overdrinking everyone at that party last night.

Klipa

Refers to R100 (One hundred Rands. One Klipa would mean R100, 2 klipa - R200, etc.


Guy 1: How much did you pay for a box of cigarettes during lockdown.

Guy 2: I got this 20s for 2 klipa.


O-week

AKA Orientation week or 0-week, Is the first week of University where students are supposed to be orientated but they spend it binge drinking and making bad decisions.


I will never forget how awesome O-week was this year.

Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital with stunning lagoon views and French flair.


Abidjan's Banco National Park offers rainforest hikes within city limits.




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