Word of the Day — 26 Jul 2026

Example

Mmata im broke

Godz 02 December 2022

Kanjo

NEW
City council askari (enforcement officers).
Example

Kanjo wamekamata wamachinga.

Admin 18 hours ago
Greeting to a King or mighty one
Example

Oviedo oo

Greetings to my king

French Ovotu Abraham 09 May 2025

Natubaaze means let's go in Oshiwambo slang
Example

Peter Natubaaze ko KONKA

realmakoyya 11 July 2022
Tsek is a shortened version of Voetsek, an insulting dismissal or exclamation of disgust.
Example

Tsek wena, I don't want to talk to you.

MzansiEdits 28 April 2025

WOT

WOT is the abbreviation for Woman on top, a sex position where the woman goes on top of the man.
Example

She is the best when it comes to WOT.

OD 07 August 2023

Trotro

NEW
A shared minibus used for public transport.
Example

I go take trotro go town.

Africtionary AI 18 hours ago

A person who is always doing stupid things.

A foolish person.
Example

Nnenna be mugu oh.

Adeola 02 December 2022
It's apparently a new skrr skrr way of saying dankie - which means thank you.
Example

Danko guys for coming to my party

Danny 04 May 2021

The term Cape Flats refers to a flat, sandy stretch of land which is located on the outskirts of the city of Cape Town. It has been accurately described as the "dumping ground of apartheid" and it is here that people of colour (non-whites in "old South Africa" language) were relocated to in terms of the infamous Group Areas Act.
Example

I am from the Cape Flats where we hear gunshots every night.

LinguistZA 03 November 2022
Ayoba is a South African slang, which means something “cool”, “okay”, or “all right”. It was popular before the social media age but its use has declined.
Example

Girl 1: We should go to the mall tomorrow.

Girl 2: Ayoba

Mbali 04 April 2021


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