Word of the Day [16 Nov 2025]

Gatvol

Is an Afrikaans term for complitely fed up or very upset.


I am gatvol with Kaizer Chiefs.

RSA

The Republic of South Africa


I rep RSA till the day I die.

Spani

Its a word used to replace job


I need to get a small spani just for the moment


Umthondo

Offensive. Refers to a penis


She just wants umthondo wami

Sandile

A very cool humble guy whom everyone thinks his hot, attractive and liked by many.


My crush is Sandile


Nah he tweakin

A term that all the skrr skrr kids have been using in the comments section of Instagram. Apparently it means something not making sense or stupid.


No one:

Skrr skrr on insta: Nah he tweaking

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?


Broer

South African slang word for brother, directly derived from the Afrikaans language


You peep that broer over there? He makes nca music!

Swi

Swi is a Zimbabwean slang term for Alright/Fine.


The poem you wrote ibinguswi


Chankura

A slang term for money.
Can also be called amachankura.


I want to go out but the problem ke chankura.

Ninganya

A Xhosa term that directly translates to "y'all would shit".


No one:

Black Coffee: Ninganya




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