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.

Mamzo

Mamzo is a kasi slang term for mom or mother.


Eish sorry mamzo, I won’t do it again.

Msunu

Is a Zulu and Xhosa swear word that loosely translates to male or female genitalia or cunt.


Msunu kanyoko to whoever is disrespecting me.


Banjo

To sell something at a discounted price.


All de tinnen you selling yeh, la banjo?I am banjo-ing all my goods na

Free State

The Free State, formerly known as the Orange Free State, is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital.


The Free State is in the middle of the country.


Yihlo

Yihlo is a Xhosa term for father or dad. It can also used informally to refer to a male friend or male family member.


Hlonipha uyihlo no nyoko.
Respect your dad and mom.

Mize

To mize is to overlook/ignore something or someone intentionally.


Girls will mize you when you are broke!


Rwandan Franc

Currency of Rwanda (RWF) issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.


The franc replaced the Rwandan franc in 1964 after independence.

Afrikaans

Is a language created by dutch people, although in dutch translates to african it is not of that origin.


I just learned to speak afrikaans.


Thungisani

When you are finally in a serious relationship.


Thungisani guys

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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