Word of the Day [08 Jan 2026]

Kaka

Ikaka is a Xhosa term for shit or feces.

Uthetha Ikaka.
You are talking shit.

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Idk

I don't know

When you want to shorten the word I don't know you say it as idk

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Nyoso

Nyoso means Nonsense

Her: Nasty C is better than A Reece
Him: yinyoso yelo (that's nonsense)

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Dakar

Senegal's Atlantic capital known for music, museums, and Goree Island.

Dakar's African Renaissance Monument stands taller than the Statue of Liberty.

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Ngxe

Pardon me. Particularly in an official and formal setting e.g. in a meeting or when asking for forgiveness from the elderly.

"Ngxe, bantakwethu." - Pardon me, my kin.

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Woolworths

Also known as Woolies. This is a retail store that went to a private school. You go in there with your deep Zulu accent, but come out with that private school accent.

1. I speak like this because I drink Woolworths water every morning.

2. Tanqueray is the Woolworths of Gins.

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Gwara gwara

A popular South African dance that was created by DJ Bongz. It has been performed by a lot of big stars including Rihanna and Paul Pogba.

Did you see Paul Pogba doing the Gwara gwara?

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Fong Kong

Fong Kong is a term generally used in South Africa to refer to a fake item (it can be fake clothing, fake phone, anything fake).

I won't buy from Sis Ntosh, she sells Fong Kong Air forces.

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Zol

A word that refers to Marijuana or weed

When people zol, they put saliva on the paper and then they share that zol. But also they are moving saliva

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Germiston

Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa.

I hate travelling to Germiston in the morning. The traffic is crazy.

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Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha is a township in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats. The name is Xhosa for New Home. It is reputed to be one of the largest and fastest-growing townships in South Africa.

I was born and bred in Khayelitsha.

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