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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Poa

Cool, fine, or okay.
Example

Niko poa, thanks.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026
A white person or foreigner. Twi word, used descriptively, not offensively.
Example

The obroni dey learn Twi.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026

Chaley is a way to address a friend. It originates from the Ga language but is widely used in Accra and other parts of Ghana by both Ga speakers and non-speakers.
Example

As a Greeting: "Chaley, how far?" means "Hey my friend, what's up?"

To Emphasize a Point: Stretching the wordβ€”"Chaleyyyyy!"β€”is often used to express extreme surprise, admiration, or exaggeration.

Kofi • 17 July 2026
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. It is the oldest and second largest city in South Africa, after Johannesburg.
Example

I can't wait to go to Cape Town this summer.

MXhosa • 24 January 2022

Kapa is the Xhosa name for Cape Town.
Example

Ndiphuma eKapa mna.

Percy • 27 April 2025
Gregre is a Xhosa slang term for vagina.
Example

Ndibawela igregre namhlanje.

MXhosa • 28 June 2025

Chalk
Example

How many chalks do you have?

Ufise Ingwa zingahe?

thunday • 08 February 2023
The female originator and queen of Skamelian culture from Ndebele Street 707, Kameelrivier B; a woman who embodies the Skamelian style, dance, beauty, and hustle of 707 - confident, stylish, and respected as the female counterpart to Skamelian Man
Example

A Skamelian Woman from 707 Ndebele street kameeelrivier B Siyabuswa showed Us true Ndebele pride

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Anti Devil • 16 September 2026

Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.
Example

Small more, you will be bobo.

James04 • 23 March 2025
eMonti is the Xhosa name for East London, a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa.
Example

Masambe siye eMonti.

Let's go to East London.

Maps • 14 June 2024


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