Word of the Day [13 May 2026]

Halala

An exclamation used to congratulate someone, honour or praise someone or something, or to express joy or celebration; ‘Bravo!’, ‘Hooray!’.

Halala, siyakubongela sisi.

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Madumbe

South African potato-like tuber (Colocasia esculenta and Colocasia antiquorum), cultivated mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, greyish in colour and rather tasty. From the isiZulu amadumbe .

When I go to KZN, I have to get myself amadumbe.

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Ntjaka

Ntjaka is a Sotho slang term that loosely translates to "my dog". It is used in the context of a friend (my friend).

I'll see you tomorrow, ntjaka.

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Equatorial Guinea

A small Central African country with significant oil wealth and Spanish colonial heritage.

Equatorial Guinea is Africa's only Spanish-speaking sovereign nation.

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Tokantsa

Is to buy WEED, this term started in Mamelodi now is a common word around Pitori.

Bro, Vraiza ujike ko Jeff uTokantse baart

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419 fraud

A scam that typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum

419 fraud has increased significantly in recent years.

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Shela

A Zulu word for asking a girl/guy out.

Ladies must also shela now. #WomenHaveToShela

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Domkop

A domkop is a name given to someone who is an idiot.

You can be a domkop sometimes 🤦🏽‍♂️

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WhatsApp Influencer

This is apparently a thing these days. Are these ama2000 who are always posting their numbers on social media asking for "status viewers". Yeah, these kids are very weird.

She has so many contacts because she is a WhatsApp influencer.

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Kotini

Local term for cotton.

Sidl'ukotini kwedini.

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Kovsie

A student at the University of the Free State.

Only a Kovsie knows the feeling.

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