Word of the Day [17 May 2026]

Isidubada

Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.

Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.

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Nyamao

A baSotho/Tswana swear word that means your mother's cunt. In Xhosa it would be msunu kanyoko.

"Utlwella Aka Thellwa, Nyamao" - 25k, Culture Vulture

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BRB

BRB is an abbreviation for Be Right Back that is used when texting. It was mostly used during the mxit days.

BRB, have to go take a shit.

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Chankura

A slang term for money.
Can also be called amachankura.

I want to go out but the problem ke chankura.

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Pitori

Also known as Pretoria. This is the capital city of South Africa. The people of this city speak what they call SePitori.

I know I'm a dick, akere I'm from Pitori.

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Chiskop

The word that refers to when the head has been shaved to be bald.

Men with chiskop are a bit scary.

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Kho

When You blow your MT4/MT5 account, the only sound you get to hear is "kho"

Life ke "kho"
Meaning life can also be viewed as a huge loss when things aren't going well

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Fororo

Fororo is the ass crack, especially the one that shows when the pants are falling.

When I saw my mechanic’s for, I knew he was the right one for the job.

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Bhakaniya

This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.

Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.

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Oksalayo

What bitter people say after they've lost an argument but still do not want to admit that they were wrong.

It does not matter what you say, oksalayo I can beat you.

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Gombo

The indigenous name for the City of East London meaning the new farming area or new development. The name was given by the precolonial Xhosas to the City following its establishment after the Sixth Frontier War. Today it is mistakenly pronounced Gompo
owing to the Christianization of the Xhosa language by early African converts writers who owing to growing up in mission station could not comprehend Xhosa properly and had a habit of changing the spelling of Xhosa words they did not understand.

Going to East London?
I’m going to Gombo

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