Word of the Day [21 Feb 2026]

Ben 10

In South Africa, Ben 10 has nothing to do with cartoons. It rather refers to a young male who is dating an older female.


I was once a Ben 10 and she used to give me money for alcohol every weekend.

Kovsie

A student at the University of the Free State.


Only a Kovsie knows the feeling.

Marete

A baSotho/Tswana term for Balls (As in testicles, not a soccer ball).


O boa marete saan


Hobosexual

A person who enters a relationship for the sole purpose of having a place to stay or avoid being homeless.


I just found out the girl I was actually a hobosexual.

Abeg

A pidgin term for "please" or "I beg".


Abeg! No waste my time!


Cosmetically challenged

When you are ugly as fuck.


1. He couldn't get that girl because he is cosmetically challenged.

2. She rejected him because, cosmetically, he is challenged.

Butterfly Effect

The feeling of tiredness and or laziness that a person feels when they are slowly sobering up from smoking weed or eating edibles.


I began to go through Butterfly effect after smoking a joint


Tyoka

Breaking into pieces


Ukadonha uno tyoka

Gbaso

For people who as (bad mouth odour)"Gbaso" originated from Yoruba language


I could smell Joshua's "Gbaso"from that distance


Sepitori

Also known as S'Pitori, is the language spoken by native people of Pretoria (Pitori). It is a combination of Pedi and Tswana, with a bit of Tsotsi taal.


I speak a bit of Tswana plus sepitori.

Umfana

A person with a pure soul and a golden heart ❤️


She went to umfana today, she is not coming back.




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