Word of the Day [13 Jul 2026]

Mugu

A person who is always doing stupid things.
A foolish person.

Nnenna be mugu oh.

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South Africa

A diverse Southern African nation with multiple capitals, known for wildlife and post-apartheid development.

South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first in Africa.

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amapakati

Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.

My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.

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Shebeen

Illegal drinking place. In South Africa, it refers to unlicensed bars in Kasi and has become a mainstream word.

I last saw him drinking Zamalek at the shebeen yesterday.

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Ben 10

Ben 10 is the term used to describe young males who like dating older women. In most cases, these women give these young males money on top of all the sex.

Did you hear that she got herself a Ben 10?

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Sister Betina

The South African National Anthem, written and performed by our very own, Mgarimbe.

They all lost their minds when Sister Betina started playing.

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Barbing saloon

A barbershop in Liberian slang.

We coming go to lay barbing saloon jessna

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Hoezit

Slang word for "how is it". It comes from the Afrikaans term "Hoe is dit" and people just decided to change the spelling.

Man 1: Eita da, hoezit?

Man 2: Sharp hoezit da?

Man 1: Fede nja yami.

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Thesha

To work; To get up against all odds and stand on business

U Cisha no Gawst basathesha e studio;
Besithesha murtu e spani vandaag

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Chad

A large, arid North Central African country with oil reserves and Lake Chad, facing desertification challenges.

N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, lies along the Chari River near the Cameroon border.

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Dintshang

What's going on, what's up

Hey, dintshang?

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