Word of the Day [07 Apr 2026]

Umkhonto

Umkhonto is a Nguni term or word for a spear (the weapon).

Ndicela undinike umkhonto wam.
Can you please give me my spear.

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Snokonoko

Snokonoko means money, tjhelete ,zaka,moola,magumba and I would encourage majita to have it

Mzala o na le snokonoko

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Plug

plug is a word used by Xhosa people that means HIV & AIDS

yho njayam lawei ine plug

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Izinyoka

Izinyoka is a South African term that is used for Electricity cable thieves.

Izinyoka means snakes in Zulu (direct translation)

We don't have electricity here because of izinyoka.

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Tsotsi taal

Township meaning for slang whose direct translation means 'gangster language' 'taal' being the Afrikaans word for language. A huge contribution to this type of slang stem from South African prisons.

He came back from Pollsmoor speaking Tsotsi taal.

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Addis Ababa

Ethiopia's high-altitude capital and diplomatic center of Africa.

Addis Ababa's African Union headquarters symbolizes continental unity.

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Katlehong

Katlehong is a large township in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It is 28 km south-east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus, next to the N3 highway. It forms part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

I represent Katlehong till I die.

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Benin

A West African country known as the birthplace of voodoo, with historical kingdoms and growing cotton industry.

We studied the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in what is now modern Benin.

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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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Alexandria

Egypt's Mediterranean jewel with Greco-Roman history and modern library.

Alexandria's Corniche stretches 20km along the seafront.

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G-Town

G-Town is another name for Grahamstown (Makanda).

I can't wait to go back to G-Town and see the homies.

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