An Indian Ocean island nation with multicultural society, financial services, and luxury tourism.
Example

Mauritius has transformed from sugar-based economy to financial hub.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025
People who are extremely ignorant, yet simultaneously extremely arrogant.
Example

He thinks he knows more than scientists, he is very agnorant.

OD • 12 January 2022

Rha

Rha
Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for β€œplenty” or β€œenough”. Used in Xhosa as a term for β€œThat’s enough”often in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for β€œew”.
Example

In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence β€œa place of milk”. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambushe’s nickname: Rharhabe meaning β€œMinister of Plenty”.

In Xhosa it varies:

In a Dismissal Manner

Someone: I’m going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.

To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say β€œStop it. Rha! That’s enough”

In a Disgusting Manner

When a child see poop usually they used to say β€œRha! Poo”
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say β€œRha!”

In an Elated Manner

A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say β€œRha! I out did myself”
Feeling pretty? β€œRha! I’m beautiful”

Sgasa • 21 May 2025
A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.

Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Example

I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.

Financially, ndiyagowa.

DRex • 18 July 2020

Ubhalelwe mean She or He failed
Example

Ubhalelwe ukumkhuza
He failed to rebuke him

Anti Devil • 08 August 2026
A landlocked Southern African country known as the 'Warm Heart of Africa', with Lake Malawi.
Example

Malawi relies heavily on agriculture, with tobacco as a major export crop.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

A derogatory Afrikaans slang term for a gay person. Similar to the word faggot in English.
Example

You don’t watch football? ⚽️ you might be a moffie

LinguistZA • 14 December 2022

Paa

Very, a lot, or intensely. Twi intensifier.
Example

The food sweet paa.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

A term that is used to refer to a very old car.
Example

Push iskorokoro.

Skhokho • 01 May 2021

TUT

A University in Pretoria (Tshwane), South Africa. TUT is short for Tshwane University of Technology. It is known for being in the forefront of all violent strikes/protests in South Africa.
Example

Did you see what TUT students were doing to the cops during the protest?

Varsity Dude • 21 April 2021


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