Word of the Day — 21 Aug 2026
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“Chapha chapha chapha, amanzi ingxaza yam”
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This means that the dyan has caught feelings.
Example
I can't believe icatchile idyan.
A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
Example
Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.
A Xhosa term for small boy. It is generally used by older men when referring to a younger boy.
It can also be used to refer to an adult male but you need to make sure that you are not scared of that person you call kwedini.
It can also be used to refer to an adult male but you need to make sure that you are not scared of that person you call kwedini.
Example
I will moer you, kwedini. Don't disrespect me like that.
21:01 is a term that is used to refer to an after 9 - a secretly gay person.
Example
I have so many stories about the 21:01 gang.
Tsotsi language. Generally means a mistake or nonsense. Can be pronounced as "flop" or "flopo"
Example
Eish ke editse flopo
I made a mistake
A South African newspaper that publishes bullshit stories that other newspapers don't want to publish.
Example
I can tell from the bullshit you are saying that you get your news from Daily Sun.
Wahala is a Nigerian slang term that means trouble.
Example
Your wife is suspecting us, I don't want wahala.
Igqwirha is a Xhosa term for someone who practices witchcraft (a witch).
Example
Ligqwirha ke la sisi
That woman is a witch.
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