Word of the Day [23 Jun 2025]

Fede

A term generally used as an informal greeting around Gauteng. Chances are no one will know how to reply to you if you use this term anywhere other than Gauteng.

Sharp fede majita, dintshang da?

by: Sinazo , 20 July 2020

Country: South Africa

Bhebha

Bhebha is a Zulu slang term that means to have sex.

I know that guy, yho uyabhebha.

by OD, 15 May 2024

Country: South Africa

For days

A term referring to a large amount of something.

I've got alcohol for days, fam.

by Varsity Dude, 23 April 2021

Country: South Africa

Huzit

Pronounced: Hoo-zet.
South African slang: How are you doing?
The word is borrowed from the Afrikaans language - Hoe is dit. Direct translate: How is it.

Hi my friend, huzit?

by CapraNubiana, 01 April 2025

Country: South Africa

Venda

Venda or Tshivenda is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly spoken by the Venda people or Vhaven?a in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as by some Lemba people in South Africa.

MacG is Venda, by the way.

by LinguistZA, 26 June 2024

Country: South Africa

During the people

Is a general term used to refer to "around people" or ween there are people present.

Imagine, they were busy kissing during the people.

by CG, 04 May 2022

Country: South Africa

Utsiki

In Xhosa culture, Utsiki is the ritual where the bride to be (umakoti) has to eat a goat meat and drinks the sour milk of that particular family in which she is married to. It's basically the ceremony to welcome her to the family.

No one:

Xhosa girls: sbwl utsiki.

by MXhosa, 17 June 2021

Country: South Africa