Word of the Day — 16 Oct 2026
Umgosi in South Africa means gossip.
Example
No one:
Girls: I have so much mgosi for you my friend.
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Sembi is a Xhosa social media term that means ugly or bad.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Mbi in Xhosa means ugly when referring to a person and means bad when referring to a situation.
Example
Me posting a picture of my child:
Facebook friends: Sembi bundle of joy wakho mntkbw.
To work; to get up against all odds and stand on business; uku Thesha
Example
uCishababhemu no Gawst basa thesha phezu kwe tape ezophuma ngey' 19 April.
A Zulu term for an assassin or hitman (a person hired to kill another person or a group of people), very popular in the KwaZulu Natal province.
Example
They hired inkabi to kill him but he survived.
Fororo is the ass crack, especially the one that shows when the pants are falling.
Example
When I saw my mechanic’s for, I knew he was the right one for the job.
Relebohile Mofokeng, formerly known as Relebohile Ratomo is a South African football player who plays for Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana. He is also known as Cocomelon or President yama2000.
Example
Did you see what Relebohile Mofokeng did over the weekend? 😮💨
A term your Skrr skrr kids use to refer to covid-19 (Coronavirus).
This depends on the context. Jola can be someone's clan name if you are Xhosa.
It can also mean dating, see ukujola or mjolo.
It can also mean dating, see ukujola or mjolo.
Example
NdinguJola, Mphankomo...
Jola wena, you will see the consequenses.
Example
Ayeye! The game is about to start!
Example
I have to go see abazwayi in December
Cherry is a Kasi term to refer to a girl/female. It can also be used to refer specifically to a girlfriend
Example
Ndikhumbula icherry yam ngoku.
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