Word of the Day [01 Mar 2026]

Dyan

A Xhosa term for grootman or just a man nje.

Ayicatchi idyan. A dyan doesn't catch feelings.

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Dankie

Dankie is an Afrikaans term for "thank you". It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for showing gratitude.

Man 1: You left your phone in the bathroom, I left it at the reception.
Man 2: Dankie, chief.

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Mbususu

East Africa A vagina

Man, I haven't eaten a mbususu for a while

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Ngqaya

Ngqaya is a term mostly used in Cape Town that means to buy.

Ekse, ndifuna ukungqaya lewey. Ekse, I want to buy this thing.

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Yahoo boy

A guy who carries out 419 fraud on the internet (Those Nigerian prince scams).

I got scammed all my money by a Yahoo boy from Abuja.

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We should hang out

It can mean anytime between now and the next 5 years.

We should hang out soon, my friend.

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Gbola

It is the Nigerian pidgin word for Penis

Davido's gbola is too big.

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Sgaxa

Isgaxa or isigaxa means Big news, like WOW, like Yhoo, like I don't believe it.

Everyday is a new sgaxa, I've run out of haibos.

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Kiss Madolo

This is what educated people call "knock knees". When a person is standing and his/her knees (madolo) are touching (kissing).
It can also be called a kiss kiss.

He can't run because he has kiss madolo.

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Swi

Swi is a Zimbabwean slang term for Alright/Fine.

The poem you wrote ibinguswi

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São Tomé and Príncipe

A small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with Portuguese heritage and cocoa production.

São Tomé and Príncipe is Africa's second smallest country by population.

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