Word of the Day [16 Apr 2026]

Senegal

A stable West African country with French influence, peanut production, and vibrant music scene.


Dakar, Senegal's capital, is the westernmost city on the African mainland.

Sondela

Sondela is a Xhosa term that means come closer.


Sondela, sthandwa, sondela.

Moist

Moist is a slangs used in most boarding schools. Which means something that is not sweet.


1. This boy too moist abeg
2. Wetin you talk moist
3. O boi moist


Chillax

A South African slang term to calm down or relax.


I will be chillaxing by the beach all day today.

Kwacha

The kwacha (ZMW) is the official currency of Zambia. The name “kwacha” comes from the Bemba and Nyanja word for "dawn," which symbolizes the "new dawn of freedom" that came with Zambia's independence in 1964.


I just won 5000 Kwacha on Betway.


Tanzania

An East African country with Serengeti, Zanzibar, and Mount Kilimanjaro, known for stability.


Tanzania's Swahili coast blends African, Arab, and European influences.

Skorokoro

A term that is used to refer to a very old car.


Push iskorokoro.


Mpimpi

Impimpi is a South African term for a snitch.


Impimpi used to be burnt during the apartheid days.

Isidovela

I’m Xhosa, isidovela is a meal where rice is cooked with potatoes in the same pot. You mix it until it kinda looks like pap. You also have to add Spice for rice or Rajah to make it yellow.


Today I am cooking isidovela.


Nton nton

Is a Xhosa term used when you don't know the name of something or the term for something. Can also be used when you don't know someone's name.


1. I had that Mc nton nton burger from Mc Donald's.
2. Mr. Nton nton from school called again.

FLOTUS

First Lady Of The United States


Did you hear that the FLOTUS plagiarized her speech?




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