Word of the Day — 12 Oct 2026

A SePitori word meaning "something"
Example

"Ako botse ane deng mfanaka"

"Let me tell you something buddy"

Godz • 02 December 2022
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Gregre is a Xhosa slang term for vagina.
Example

Ndibawela igregre namhlanje.

MXhosa • 28 June 2025
Is a popular Xhosa slang which means What's going on. It's most popular in the Eastern Cape streets.
Example

Whuzet nawe nalamntana uMbali?

Lisakhanya Ndwayi • 29 January 2025

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Example

This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.

Sinazo • 05 May 2021
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Example

I'm a loyal supporter of masandawana.

MXhosa • 13 May 2021

A bottle kop is a broken glass bottleneck that is used to smoke weed like a pipe.
Example

I'm tired of this rolled weed, let's use a bottle kop.

LinguistZA • 03 November 2022
South African kasi term for "just like that" or "just the way it is".
Example

Thabo: You don't put salt when you cook pap?
Themba: Nah, I eat it net so.

Danny • 26 April 2021

South African slang term for R100 (1 Hundred Rands).

Some call it Klipa.
Example

I just need 2 drata then I'll be fine.

Sinazo • 08 April 2021
What? Used to ask what something is or what is happening.
Example

Wetin dey happen here?

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

A domkop is a name given to someone who is an idiot.
Example

You can be a domkop sometimes πŸ€¦πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ

Siya • 22 February 2023
South African slang word for brother, directly derived from the Afrikaans language
Example

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

Big Saint • 17 March 2023


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