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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Mfethu

Mfethu is a Nguni term, short for mfowethu, meaning my brother. It is generally used to refer to a man, doesn’t have to be related to you.

Dankie for featuring me, mfethu.

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Nyash

Nyash is a slang term for big booty or big ass.

"If you don't have nyash as a woman, you are just wasting your time"

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Voke

To tease or make fun of

Please don’t voke me.

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Isidubada

Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.

Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.

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Tik

Tik is the South African street name for crystal meth. It also goes by the street name thsuf.

These boys smoke tik and terrorize the community.

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Gqe

Igqe is a derogatory Zulu word for vagina.

Why are you broke when you have igqe?

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Mzansi

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

People of Mzansi will support their own.

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Yebo

It means "yes", but it is used as an extremely expressive form of the affirmative. It's often used as a double positive, saying "Yebo yes!".

Man 1: Are you gonna watch the game tomorrow?
Man 2: Yebo yes!

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ANCYL

The youth structures of the ANC, founded during the 1940s.

I used to be a member of the ANCYL.

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Ane deng

A SePitori word meaning "something"

"Ako botse ane deng mfanaka"
"Let me tell you something buddy"

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