Word of the Day [08 Jul 2025]

Ntshiza

intshiza is a Xhosa slang term for a gun. 


I had to give them my phone, one of them ebephethe intshiza. 

Skomora

Is a term that means jerking off or masturbating.


I caught my little brother eskomora.

Iphara

Iphara is a South African slang term for a drug addict, mostly those ones who terrorise the community.


He was doing well until he started smoking nyaope. He has now become iphara.

6-9

A term that refers to the act of urinating or using the toilet.


This beer is making me 6-9 every 15 minutes.

Mandoza

Mandoza was a Kwaito legend who gave us a lot of hit songs like Nkalakatha, Tornado, etc.
May he continue to rest 🙏🏾


I really miss Mandoza right now.

Ziyakhala

It's a Zulu word that describes your are going through a lot or bad things are about to happen to you


Ziyakhala ke manje

Lekgowa

A Sotho term that means a white person.


Ke tshwere stocko sa lekgowa.

Nyoso

Nyoso means Nonsense


Her: Nasty C is better than A Reece
Him: yinyoso yelo (that's nonsense)

Ndambo

Ndambo (Noun): is dollars ($) inflow, giving massively and changing narratives.

Ndambolist (Noun): is a person who turns others into millionaires and changer of narratives.

Ndambolisation (Verb): the process of turning others into instant millionaires and giving massively.

Ndambology (Noun): the scientific study of Ndambo.

Ndambolize (Verb): the joy of being turned into an instant millionaire.


Ollus ndambolized his mother before marrying the woman of dreams

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.

Fede

A term generally used as an informal greeting around Gauteng. Chances are no one will know how to reply to you if you use this term anywhere other than Gauteng.


Sharp fede majita, dintshang da?



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