Word of the Day [09 Jul 2026]

Efiko

These word EFIKO stand for a brilliant person


Tolu is an efiko of our class

Ngwanyana

A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.


Ngwanyana o wa tela.

Mbhaqanga

Mbhaqanga is the Xhosa version of Maskandi music.


My dad is always listening to Mbhaqanga.


Ohole

Is an Oshiwambo word that simply means love


Ohole so nice

Namibia

A Southern African country with desert landscapes, German colonial heritage, and diamond mining.


Namibia's Namib Desert is considered the world's oldest desert.


Kreng Kreng

A new drug in Pitori that is 10 times stronger and addictive than nyaope.


Kreng kreng is finishing the youth of Pretoria

Fokkol

Fokkol is a popular South African term for Nothing, dololo, nix.


I fear fokkol!!!


Hosh

"Hello"; also used before combat. Example in combat: Hosh, jy raak wys ("Hello, show me what you made of"). This gang-related word occurs inside as well as outside of prison: use at own discretion


Hosh nongoloza, come here.

Menemene

Imenemene is a traitor or just a crook.


Yho limenemene la sisi.


Inyathi

Inyathi is a Xhosa and Zulu word for a buffalo.


Inyathi ibuzwa kwabayaziyo.

Ghana

A stable West African democracy known for gold, cocoa, and as a center of pan-African culture.


Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.




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