Word of the Day — 12 Oct 2026
A SePitori word meaning "something"
Example
"Ako botse ane deng mfanaka"
"Let me tell you something buddy"
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A Xhosa term used to tell someone that you are going through the most.
Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Variations: mgowo, gowa, gowisha, gowishing.
Example
I'm so broke, ngumgowo nje wodwa mntase.
Financially, ndiyagowa.
Sosh Plata refers to the customised number plate with a smaller/different font & font size, which makes it more appealing to the eye. It makes the car look cleaner & sexier. Also known as: illegal plata // Stance number plate // sosha plata.
Example
ah mfanaka ko botsa nka kreya dai Golf, fetsa kere Sosh 'plata ah ema nyana joh!"
(boy I am telling you, if I get that Golf, then put that illegal plata on it, its gonna break necks!)
Example
Ey wena uyathanda uku jiva.
You like dancing
Inkqayi is a Xhosa term for chiskop. Like when you cut all of your hair (bald).
A lot of people misspell it as nqayi.
A lot of people misspell it as nqayi.
Example
Soze ndiphinde ndichebe inkqayi.
An Afrikaans colloquial term meaning a bald head or bald-headed person.
Example
He decided to cut his head; he now has a bleskop
How South Africans say “traffic lights” because “traffic lights” is too long and doesn’t sound futuristic enough.
Example
No one:
Passenger in a taxi: After robot, driver.
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