Word of the Day [31 May 2026]

Izinyanya

Izinyanya is a Xhosa term for ancestors.

Ndiyabulela kuni zinyanya.

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Iyeza

Iyeza is anything and everything that heals.

Ina iyeza, sela iyeza.

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Gongo

Gongo is a derogatory term used to refer to coloureds.

I am now dating igongo.

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Sekisi

A very weird way of spelling Sex. These people do it on social media.

I thought they broke up a long time ago only to find out they still have sekisi everyday.

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Robot

How South Africans say “traffic lights” because “traffic lights” is too long and doesn’t sound futuristic enough.

No one:

Passenger in a taxi: After robot, driver.

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Tilili

A term Xhosa people use to refer to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. They call it lepopotane in SePitori.

Yho mntase I saw his tilili hidden in the spare wheel of his car. Caba he didn't want me to see that he uses it for his hoes.

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Nnyo

Nnyo is a Sotho term that means cunt or pussy.

Ke nyaka nnyo today.

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Nyaope

The drug that is killing the youth of South Africa. It makes these kids do all crazy things just to get that high.

He is behaving like this because he smoked nyaope.

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Mageza

Short for Magezel'empompeni, is a derogatory name used to refer to a taxi driver. The word directly translates to "the one who baths from a tap". The name originates from that stereotype that taxi drivers have a long distance relationship with water.

Abo mageza from Jozi are so rude and funny at the same time.

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Fean

Fean Someone who craves and/or is obsessed to something that is healthy, good or clean. A clean addiction.

- That dude is really well built... he must be a workout Fean!

- That fisherman eats, sleeps and breaths all things fishing.. he must be a Fishing Fean!

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Egbolor

Egbolor, means bullet, ammunition

I want to shot egbolor

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