Word of the Day [07 Jul 2026]

Thungisani

Get a seamstress or a taylor to make you an outfit, because my relationship is getting serious and I may be getting married soon.

Thungisani it's looks like things are looking good.

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Eswatini

A small Southern African kingdom known for traditional culture, HIV challenges, and sugar exports.

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is one of Africa's last absolute monarchies.

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Ronni (Sasa)

The type of people that wet their bed steal from their selves and are very lazy. You can also call them stupid whenever you want.

Shut up Ronni (Sasa).

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Kho

When You blow your MT4/MT5 account, the only sound you get to hear is "kho"

Life ke "kho"
Meaning life can also be viewed as a huge loss when things aren't going well

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Mavuso

It refers to the money that is given to a woman after spending a time with her. The money is some sort of thanks giving for pleasure

The Pinkie spend a night with Penny last night. In the morning Pinkie asked mavuso from Penny.

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Mzantsi

The colloquial term used by us South Africans to refer to our country. It is the Xhosa word for the "South" part in South Africa. The full word is Mzantsi Africa. "South Africa".

I stay in Mzantsi and proud of it.

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Boet

It is a word mostly used by Afrikaans speaking people that means friend or brother, depending on the context.

Listen here, boet. I will moer you.

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Somizi

A revered gay celebrity (Somizi Mhlongo) in South Africa. The name has come to identify a gay person.

Girl 1: Check out that fine guy in a blue shirt.
Girl 2: Don't even bother, he's a Somizi.

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amapakati

Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.

My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.

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uyarhubha

A Hlubi word for you are talking nonsense.

Me: Gombo means "a newly developed area. It is the name given by the Xhosas to the City of East London after its foundation in 1836"
You: That is gibberish.
Me: uyarhubha.

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With immediate effect

If you say that something will happen with immediate effect or with effect from a particular time, you mean that it will begin to apply or be valid immediately or from the stated time.

No one:

Cyril Ramaphosa: The sale of alcohol is suspended with immediate effect!

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