Word of the Day [09 Apr 2026]
Inganekwane
A fictitious story or a tale. Like those tales you'd hear about from parents/teachers/friends or read when you were younger.
"A man and his daughter were walking in the forest..."
Welele... inganekwane!
Haganapayi
Haganapayi or haganapie is a Xhosa slang word that means empty head or idiot.
Don’t tell me about that haganapayi, azithi dadobawo pha.
Gwara gwara
A popular South African dance that was created by DJ Bongz. It has been performed by a lot of big stars including Rihanna and Paul Pogba.
Did you see Paul Pogba doing the Gwara gwara?
Mdantsane
Mdantsane is a township in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the second largest township in South Africa, after Soweto.
That boxer is from the streets of Mdantsane.
Nqanqatheka
Ukunqanqatheka is a Xhosa term for cigarette or tobacco cravings.
When one is craving a cigarette, we say unqanqathekile, or s/he will say ndinqanqathekile.
The way ndinqanqatheke ngayo you'd swear I didn't just smoke now.