A South African slang term for township.
Example

I come form ekasi.

Sinazo • 20 July 2020
ibhentse is a very vulgar Xhosa term for a vagina.
Example

Ndicela undiphe ibhentse.

MXhosa • 24 May 2021

Ohn

A ZAmbian term used to describe a person, usually a male. Plural is Ohns.
Example

The ohns are on the way to the house. It's gonna be lit.

Ken • 04 August 2026
Algeria's whitewashed capital with French colonial boulevards.
Example

Algiers' Casbah is a UNESCO-listed maze of Ottoman-era alleys.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Is an abbreviation for Greatest Of All Time.
Example

Who is the GOAT between Messi and Ronaldo?

Adeola • 02 August 2021
An expression meaning "and then?" or "go on", or acknowledgement.
Example

Ehen, wetin happen next?

Admin • 26 July 2026

Umakhwapheni is a more formal term for a side chick or a nyatsi.
Example

His wife saw him at a restaurant with his makhwapheni.

Marawa • 23 June 2021
Currency of South Africa (ZAR) issued by the South African Reserve Bank. 1 Rand = 100 cents.
Example

The rand is also used in Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini through monetary agreements.

Travel Admin • 21 July 2025

Stufuza is a term for a chubby person.
Example

I like my man as a stufuza.

Sinazo • 18 January 2023
Alternative spelling of Chale; friend or buddy.
Example

Charley, how body?

Admin • 26 July 2026


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