Word of the Day [01 Apr 2026]

Slay queen

Young and naive girls who apparently do not date broke men. They spend hours on Snapchat and Instagram showing off things they don't even own.


Sandton slay queens are the worst, they will milk you dry then run way.

Family Bars

Family bars are what the skrr skrr generation calls clan names (izithakazelo).


Man, I wish I knew how to recite my Family Bars.

Bathu

Bathu is a kasi slang term for shoes.


Ola boy, we see your new bathu iyababa.


Gwababa

Fear of women, especially beautiful women.


This one can't talk to women, akere he has gwababa.

Umpu

Umpu is a Xhosa word for a gun.


Ndifuna umpu wam

I want my gun.


Rwanda

An East African country known for recovery from genocide, clean cities, and mountain gorillas.


Rwanda's capital Kigali is celebrated for its cleanliness and order.

Abuja

Nigeria's purpose-built capital with striking modern architecture.


Abuja's Aso Rock is the symbolic center of Nigerian politics.


Mgosi

Umgosi in South Africa means gossip.


No one:

Girls: I have so much mgosi for you my friend.

Cut Soap For Me

The term is believed to have originated from internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys. In Nigerian pop culture, it has become an alternative way of asking someone to show you the way.


My sister, cut soap for me na this New year!


Afrikaaps

Afrikaaps is a slang version of Afrikaans, spoken in Cape Town.


I proudly speak Afrikaaps.

Lepopotane

A term in Sepitori that refers to those small cellphones with no internet. Those phones you just use for calls and sms. Xhosa people call it tilili


I use my lepopotane for my side chicks, and I make sure I hide it inside the spare wheel so that my main chick doesn't see it.




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