Word of the Day — 05 Oct 2026
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Ayicatchi idyan. A dyan doesn't catch feelings.
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A tswape is a South African term for a massive wedgy (when your underwear is stuck between your butt cheeks).
Example
I had a tswepe during the people and I was so embarrassed to remove it.
Material Don Dada was a Skhothane that was once the coolest kid in Mzansi, a title now owned by Uncle Vinny.
Ukuxhoma is a general Kasi term that means flexing or showing off.
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Ever since he got his RAF money, uyaxhoma now.
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Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.
This is an Afrikaans swear term that directly translates to “your mother’s vagina”. It’s similar to jou mase poes.
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Voetsek with your nonsense, Jou mase gat.
Valaza is the nickname of Valentines Day. You know South Africans like shortening words.
Example
I need to find a date for Valaza next year.
When you are ugly as fuck.
Example
1. He couldn't get that girl because he is cosmetically challenged.
2. She rejected him because, cosmetically, he is challenged.
A twitter celebrity who usually has a lot of followers.
Example
These twelebs are always plagiarising our posts and get more likes for them.
Mpumalanga (Zulu name for "the place where the sun rises") is a province in eastern South Africa, bordering the nations of Swaziland and Mozambique.
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We should visit Mpumalanga.
Example
They stabbed him in the eye, now yinyhori.
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