Word of the Day [04 Jul 2025]

Isidovela

I’m Xhosa, isidovela is a meal where rice is cooked with potatoes in the same pot. You mix it until it kinda looks like pap. You also have to add Spice for rice or Rajah to make it yellow.

Today I am cooking isidovela.

by: MXhosa , 14 December 2022

Country: South Africa

icatchile idyan

This means that the dyan has caught feelings.

I can't believe icatchile idyan.

by Sinazo, 10 May 2021

Country: Liberia

Dokafleh

Used clothes; pre-owned clothing and shoes (from abroad)

Please buy me dokafleh sneaker

by James, 23 March 2025

Country: South Africa

Che

Give me or pass me. It is a substitute for the word skyf. Pronounced as “Chair”

Che me the phone Broer, I wanna call someone to bring us Pipe.

by Big Saint, 17 March 2023

Country: South Africa

Babalaas

Can also be spelled Bhabhalaza, Babalaz, bhabhalazi - is a hangover or that feeling in the morning after a night of heavy drinking.

I'm struggling to wake up today because babalaas is nyisaring me.

by Sinazo, 12 April 2021

Country: South Africa

weyi

It's a thing or something

Iphi la wayi ?

In English - where is that thing?

by Inkonde' magama, 09 February 2022

Country: South Africa

Kempton Park

Kempton Park is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng province, South Africa. It is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It is situated south of Tembisa, one of the largest townships in South Africa, which is also part of Ekurhuleni. South Africa's busiest airport, O.R. Tambo International Airport is located in Kempton Park.

We need to go to the airport in Kempton Park.

by Maps, 14 June 2024

Country: South Africa

Oledi

Oledi is a slang term for mother.
It is basically another spelling for "old lady"

I would kill a nigga for oledi.

by Skhokho, 09 May 2021

Country: South Africa

Thonqo

Thonqo is a Xhosa slang term for an idiot or a fool.

Haisuka ngu thonqo lo
This is an idiot.

by MXhosa, 27 July 2023

Country: South Africa

Hlamba iphepha

A tradition in South Africa that celebrates the end of exam season. It loosely translates to "washing the paper".
High school kids typically go on a drinking spree (underage drinking).

I can't wait for the exams to finish so that sizokuhlamba iphepha.

by Sinazo, 26 June 2022

Country: South Africa