Word of the Day [22 Jun 2025]

Sikiphiko

To ukusikiphiko is when you are in the front seat of a car and have your elbow outside of the window.


Did you see him in his friend's car, ebesikiphiko and pretending not to see us.

Luphi ugqoko

Luphi ugqoko is a chant or a phrase introduced by Bhinca Nation especially Blue Reigning Nation meaning "Where is the wooden tray/wooden board". It is directed to Khangelani DSD "Isilo" "Ugqoko lukazwelonke" Mhlongo, who has contributed a lot in South African traditional Music, Maskandi.


Luphi ugqoko lukazwelonke? Luuuuphi?

Mmata

My friend


Mmata im broke

Cheese Boy

A privileged boy who has money and lives a flashy lifestyle.


From the way he speaks, you can tell he's such a cheese boy.

Taima

Taima is a slang term for dad or father.


I will be chilling with taima tomorrow.

Mmege

A broke person


You are just "mmege" you have no single cent

1818

The lethal vodka that is produced by Sminnorf.


She was downing 1818, that's why she's this drunk.

Mlungu

A Xhosa or Zulu term for a white person.


My best friend is umlungu.

Cupcake

The nickname for the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa.


Cupcake is opening the country again.

Utujoric

A term used by RCA students especially Year 2 to mean the fruits that they nowadays eat every Friday because of a certain student who asked for them (Joric). They never believed that it could actually happen.


Dusigaye dusinzira muri Java kubera utujoric two ku wa gatanu.

Stufuza

Stufuza is a term for a chubby person.


I like my man as a stufuza.



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