Word of the Day — 16 Nov 2026
The drug that is killing the youth of South Africa. It makes these kids do all crazy things just to get that high.
Example
He is behaving like this because he smoked nyaope.
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A word the "Mapulane" adults use to refer to a girl.
Example
Heh Ngeku dula fase.
*You girl, Sit down*
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Reintroduced in 2019 after a decade of using foreign currencies.
To say that something is not good, not convincing, an overreach or delusional at the worst.
Example
Ay this new Amapiano dance trend on TikTok is not make sure.
In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.
Yizo Yizo was a popular South African TV show in the early 2000s which showed the violence, drugs abuse and hooliganism in schools. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to watch it
Example
Did you see what Hazel did on Yizo Yizo last night?
MKMVA is the abbreviation for uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.
Example
MKMVA is protecting Jacob Zuma's house in Nkandla
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