Word of the Day — 21 Sep 2026

South Africa
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Umundu

Umundu is a Human Being
Example

Ekhaya Sifuna Umundu sazoberega

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South Africa
Afrikaans

Lekker

is a widely used term, mostly by whites or cheese boys indicating that something is ‘great’ or ‘nice’.
Example

Thabo: This biltong is lekker.

Nathan: Yeah bru, it's not as lekker as the one from we had last week, though.

DRex • 16 July 2020
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South Africa

Durban

Durban is a beautiful coastal city in the eastern parts of KZN province, South Africa.
Example

I love the weather in Durban, man.

OD • 31 May 2024
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South Africa

Coloureds

Coloured, formerly Cape Coloured, a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from 1950 to 1991.
Example

Coloureds are mostly found in Cape Town but can be found all over South Africa.

LinguistZA • 03 November 2022
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South Africa
Tsotsitaal / Scamto

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.
Example

Sharp fede majita, dintshang da?

Sinazo • 20 July 2020
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South Africa
Tsotsitaal / Scamto

amaWaka Waka

A term used in South African high schools—coined by the Matric Class of 2024—to refer to students born in 2010 during the FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa. The nickname comes from the tournament’s official anthem, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira. It’s commonly used to refer to Grade 8 learners of 2024, most of whom were born that year.
Example

Eish, amaWaka Waka were making noise while we were writing.

Certified2K • 08 November 2025
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South Africa
SA Indian English

Charou

A colloquial and sometimes controversial South African slang term historically used to refer to a person of Indian descent, often carrying complex cultural or derogatory connotations depending on the context.
Example

He grew up in Chatsworth and proudly identifies as a charou who loves hot mutton curry and playing Thunee.

Raj • 03 September 2026
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South Africa

clever black

A sarcastic phrase used to describe a black person who thinks he is smart but whose actions perpetuate the oppression black people. Sometimes black thieving leaders and their supporters use it to try to embarrass black opponents.
Example

Example 1

Guy 1: What happened to that radical student leader, Tshepo?

Guy 2: He became a kleva black after getting a nice job in government.



Example 2

Thieving leader: We can't take this country forward because clever blacks are blocking our efforts.

Khisa • 10 April 2023
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South Africa
isiXhosa

Nkabi

A Xhosa term that is used to refer to a castrated animal (an animal whose balls/testicles have been cut off).
Example

This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.

Sinazo • 05 May 2021
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South Africa

Sgaxa

Isgaxa or isigaxa means Big news, like WOW, like Yhoo, like I don't believe it.
Example

Everyday is a new sgaxa, I've run out of haibos.

Sinazo • 22 June 2022
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South Africa

Isichitho

isichitho is curse or spell that is made by people using a muthi to make a divisions in a relationship, sometimes families, by making a victim unattractive and annoying.
Example

They tried to use isichitho to make my boyfriend dump me.

Sinazo • 04 November 2022
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