Word of the Day [10 Mar 2026]

Izapha

A Xhosa term for come here.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.


No one:
Big Xhosa: A Reece izapha baby girl.

Goated

Another way of saying someone is a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).


LeBron James is goated.

Nyash

Nyash is a soft and succulent part of a woman's back side, and without nyash a lady has high risk of getting her desired man.


A nyashless woman must be plankish in structure


Skhebereshe

Iskhebereshe is a South African slang term for a whore or sfebe.


You need to stay away from that skhebereshe.

Gugs

Gugs is a shortened term that referes to the township of Gugulethu in Cape Town.


Ndiphuma eGugs


Teko Modise

The best soccer player South Africa has ever produced.


Teko Modise played for Orlando Pirates.

uTaka

Xhosa term for sleeping over at a boyfriend/girlfriend's place.


Umntu wakhe uthe makatake iweekend yonke.

Her partner asked her to sleep over for the whole weekend.


O-week

AKA Orientation week or 0-week, Is the first week of University where students are supposed to be orientated but they spend it binge drinking and making bad decisions.


I will never forget how awesome O-week was this year.

Mahlangu

1. A Ndebele surname
2. The Nokia 3310


1. UMahlangu wami ulahlekile


Dzubha

Dzubha is a slang term for a chubby or fat person.


Did you see that dzubha over there?

Mamzo

Mamzo is a kasi slang term for mom or mother.


Eish sorry mamzo, I won’t do it again.




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