Word of the Day [01 Apr 2026]

Slay queen

Young and naive girls who apparently do not date broke men. They spend hours on Snapchat and Instagram showing off things they don't even own.


Sandton slay queens are the worst, they will milk you dry then run way.

Yellow Bone

A term that is used to refer to light skinned people (mostly girls).
If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy 😂


We were just chilling and this yellow bone came in and everyone was looking at her. It was like a dream 😍

Nampula

Northern transportation hub and gateway to Ilha de Moçambique.


Nampula's Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima is a regional landmark.


Matric

The last year of high school (grade 12).


I can't wait to do my matric.

Dakar

Senegal's Atlantic capital known for music, museums, and Goree Island.


Dakar's African Renaissance Monument stands taller than the Statue of Liberty.


Bakkie

In South Africa, a bakkie refers to a pick-up truck.


I need to get myself a bakkie for when I go to the villages.

South Africa

South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent.


I was born and bred in South Africa.


Chankura

A slang term for money.
Can also be called amachankura.


I want to go out but the problem ke chankura.

Bhantinti

ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.


He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.


Mmata

My friend


Mmata im broke

Cebolethu

a mortuary , a cold place where deceased people are kept .


unjalonje nizondibona ndiphumle eCebolethu emkhenkceni




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