Word of the Day — 14 Oct 2026
Intshebe is a Nguni term for beard.
Example
Intshebe yam iyakhula.
My beard is growing.
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When you are so broke, you literally have nothing left under your name.
Example
1. I've been living on pap and atchaar because I'm financially deceased.
2. I can't pay you this week, I am financially deceased.
Example
My dad is always listening to Mbhaqanga.
Example
Mogwanti wa Pitori.
Please; used to plead, urge, or soften a request. From "I beg".
Example
Abeg help me carry this bag.
Dlala is a South African term that means to play.
Example
Sidlala i diski.
We are playing football.
The kwacha (ZMW) is the official currency of Zambia. The name “kwacha” comes from the Bemba and Nyanja word for "dawn," which symbolizes the "new dawn of freedom" that came with Zambia's independence in 1964.
Example
I just won 5000 Kwacha on Betway.
A lady who has interactions with multiple males
Example
That lady is a skhaftin last week she was with a different guy
Qlyv is a shortened version of "Ndiyaqala uyiva", a Xhosa term that means "it is my first time hearing about it".
Example
Girl 1: I hear you are dating Thabo.
Girl 2: Qlyv
Refers to being good, okay or doing well/fine.
Example
- How are you? Are you okay?
- Ngimnandi
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