Word of the Day — 02 Nov 2026
The South African former president.
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Times were nice during Jacob Zuma’s time.
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A South African slang term for money.
Example
I can’t wait to get amarherheba month end.
Dagga is the term we use in South Africa to refer to weed.
Example
I can't wait to get home and smoke my dagga.
This word can be used in any context. You can use it to greet, to say goodbye, to indicate you are happy. Etc.
The type of people that wet their bed steal from their selves and are very lazy. You can also call them stupid whenever you want.
Example
Shut up Ronni (Sasa).
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Born and bred eQonce, chief.
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The first thing I would buy if I win the lotto is itransi.
An Afrikaans word that has multiple meanings and which can be used in various contexts to describe many things from people to food to inanimate objects. It is used to convey the meaning of great, delicious, nice or fun. Make sure to roll the ‘r’ when pronouncing the word.
Example
That new movie is lekker!
That bunny chow was lekker!
I’m lekker, bru!
Bathong is a Setswana exclamation that is used as a surprise, disbelief or frustration. Its literal meaning is “people”.
Example
Bathong, why is he doing this? 😳
A shortened version of "Undincamisile", a Xhosa term to express shock. Undincamisile can also mean "you have kissed me, you kissed me, s/he kissed me", which is not related to the definition we are talking about here.
Example
Girl 1: She has already moved on.
Girl 2: For real? It's only been 2 weeks.
Girl 1: Dead serious.
Girl 2: Ncmsl
Example
I had to give them my phone, one of them ebephethe intshiza.
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