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.
MD
MD is an abbreviation that has recently been used for Matric Dance. This is the farewell function for Matriculants or grade 12 learners in South Africa.
My school's MD was lit.
Central African Republic
A landlocked country with rich natural resources but political instability, featuring rainforests and savannas.
The Central African Republic has struggled with conflict despite its mineral wealth.
amatile-tile
Xhosa plural for stratagems. It is actually just amatile. Singular is itile. The ti is pronounced like English tea and le as in French. From the Sanskrit kutila which appear in Xhosa as ukutila.
My car broke down on the way, I had to make amatile-tile to get here.
Sneaky Link
Sneaky Link is a term used to describe a person that someone is secretly hooking up with.
I can’t wait to see my Sneaky Link this weekend.
7 Colours
A meal that is generally cooked on Sundays in many households across Mzansi. It is coined as 7 colours because it comprises a lot of colourful ingredients; a mix of vegetables, starch and meat that make up various colours.
I went home last weekend and my highlight was the 7 colours oledi cooked.
Chankura
A slang term for money.
Can also be called amachankura.
I want to go out but the problem ke chankura.