Word of the Day [07 Mar 2026]

Wendy Williams Day

An imaginary day in Wendy Williams' mind


Who lied to Wendy Williams about Wendy Williams Day?

Shisa Nyama

Of Zulu origin, this directly translates to "burn meat". It is the Zulu equivalent to a braai. In most cases, it refers to a place that sells and "braais" meet.


Let's go braai some meat at that Shisa Nyama.

Bathong

Word used to express disbelief, surprise, dissatisfaction


Bathong...he really ate all those chilli's


Lamza

Is a kasi term for a kiss.


You can't even get a lamza from a random chick in the club anymore because of this covid.

Ngine-

A word in any of the Nguni languages, a prefix for "I have"


Ngine- (I have)
imali (money)
Ngine+imali = Nginemali (I have money)


Ngamla

A slang term that means a white person.


That guy is always chilling with a ngamla.

Braai Master

The person who is making sure that the braai meat is properly done and everything goes well during a braai.


The braai master for today's braai was Thabo hence the meat is not nice.


Amarherheba

A South African slang term for money.


I can’t wait to get amarherheba month end.

Yebo

It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".


Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?
Man 2: Yebo yes!


Xhosa

That South African language with all the clicks. The people who speak this language think they breathe flavoured air


No one: Thabo: I only date Xhosa chicks even though I know they will suck me dry.

Mamazala

Mamazala is a term used to refer to mother-in-law.


I'm so happy with my mamazala, unlike many people.




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