Word of the Day [08 Apr 2026]

Mzukwana

Mzukwana is a Kasi term for the olden days / the good old days / back in the day.

I woke up and listened to Kwaito ya mzukwana today.

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Venda

Venda or Tshivenda is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly spoken by the Venda people or Vhaven?a in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as by some Lemba people in South Africa.

MacG is Venda, by the way.

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BRB

BRB is an abbreviation for Be Right Back that is used when texting. It was mostly used during the mxit days.

BRB, have to go take a shit.

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Ndutsu

Indutsu is a Xhosa vulgar word that means butt or ass.
Also see mdidi.

Ndakukhaba unye endutsu.
Utheth'indutsu.

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Nkabi

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

This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.

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Pork

A slang used in describing vagina by Liberians.

I want beat pork

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FLOTUS

First Lady Of The United States

Did you hear that the FLOTUS plagiarized her speech?

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Fez

Medieval Islamic capital famous for its walled medina and tanneries.

Fez's University of Al Quaraouiyine is the world's oldest degree-granting university.

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Hhayi bo (haibo)

It is not Xhosa but Zulu phrase meaning to disapprove an act. It goes together with phrases like, kahle no, musa bo, woza bo, mana no, etc

Hhayi bo wnzani?

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Yena aya kwini

A Tsonga term that means "Where was he going", mostly used on social media when someone maybe gets hurt when doing something they were not supposed to do in the first place.

Girl 1: She broke up with that Xhosa guy, apparently he was trash.
Girl 2: I told her to stay away from Xhosa people. Yena aya kwini?

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Rankuwa

Is the slanh term for Ga-Rankuwa, a township in Tshwane/Pitori.

I'm coming from Rankuwa.

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