Word of the Day [21 Dec 2025]

Beyps

An informal way to say "babes", mostly used by Xhosa women when talking to each other or about each other.

Yho beyps, the way I've been missing my Ben 10 these days.

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NYKL

Ngiyakukhumbula, meaning I miss you

Girl: So whats up.

Guy: NYKL

Girl: Me Too

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Ngamla

A slang term that means a white person.

That guy is always chilling with a ngamla.

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Sheleni

Sheleni is a slang term for R0.10 (ten cents).

I'm so broke I don't even have isheleni under my name.

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Bathini

It's a new word to ask a friend how he/she is doing.

Ekse Bathini nigga?

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Tsotsi taal

Township meaning for slang whose direct translation means 'gangster language' 'taal' being the Afrikaans word for language. A huge contribution to this type of slang stem from South African prisons.

He came back from Pollsmoor speaking Tsotsi taal.

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Brain Box

It is an intelligent person. E.g lenebari Victor is a brain box

Lenebari Victor is a brain box

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Simahla

A Xhosa term that means for nothing. Free; obtained without payment or difficulty.

Buy 1 drink and get the second one simahla.

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Tyotyombe

A Xhosa term for mkhukhu, a house built from zink (metallic roof material).
Basically a shack.

Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe

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Rudo

Love

Anondipa Rudo(She/He gives me love )

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Ben 10

In South Africa, Ben 10 has nothing to do with cartoons. It rather refers to a young male who is dating an older female.

I was once a Ben 10 and she used to give me money for alcohol every weekend.

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