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 small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with Portuguese heritage and cocoa production.
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São Tomé and Príncipe is Africa's second smallest country by population.
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The situation of slipping, tripping or falling down due to external pressures. These might include tertiary academics, relationships, and being broke.
The situation of slipping, tripping or falling down due to external pressures. These might include tertiary academics, relationships, and being broke.
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Brother Bernard, this will kill me a real death.
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Danko guys for coming to my party
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Your Pifta is small
Zama Zamas is a name given to illegal miners in South Africa. They find abandoned mines and start mining.
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Zama Zamas will stop at nothing to mine what they want.
Slang is a very informal type of language made up of new or playful words and phrases used in everyday speech. It is common in casual talk and text messages, but it is not used in formal writing or official speech.
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Don’t use slang terms when writing formal letters, my child.
A person who is sexually attracted to a person's intellect or mind before physical appearance. It comes from the Latin root "sapien" which means wise.
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I am not into beautiful girls, I am sapiosexual.
Kabo yellow is a nickname for South African soccer team Mamelodi Sundowns. Their home kit is yellow so I am guessing that's where the name comes from.
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Q: Which team do you support?
A: Kabo yellow
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