Word of the Day — 28 Aug 2026

A term used when someone tags along with a couple, either on a date or when they are just chilling.
Example

I'm tired of always being the one holding a candle. I need a girlfriend.

Varsity Dude 11 May 2021
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An expression of extreme surprise. Used with a question mark.

Equivalent to "what the fuck?"

Derived from the praise "and then..."
Example

Ah, enden? What happened here?

S.J 08 June 2021
East Africa A vagina
Example

Man, I haven't eaten a mbususu for a while

Doctor Dyaboli 24 March 2023

The down-payment paid by the groom to the family of the bride before they can get married. It can be in the form of money or livestock.

I believe they call it a dowry in other parts of the world.
Example

My family expects R200k lobola for you to marry me.

Mbali 18 March 2021
Stufuza is a term for a chubby person.
Example

I like my man as a stufuza.

Sinazo 18 January 2023

A Sotho term that means a white person.
Example

Ke tshwere stocko sa lekgowa.

Skhokho 01 May 2021
A Xhosa term for mkhukhu, a house built from zink (metallic roof material).
Basically a shack.
Example

Cape Town is full of amatyotyombe

Sinazo 23 April 2021

Isgantsontso is a buff person, more like a sgora.
Example

Nonsense, utsho ngoba sisgantsontso

Danny 14 June 2021
Azanka is a sePitori term for β€œI have never”.
Example

Azanka ka bona ntho e so.



I have never seen something like this.

Joe 04 June 2026

An Afrikaans slang term for pussy or cunt. it is typically considered a foul word as it is often used to refer to or describe something with great disgust.
Example

Get out of here jou ma se poes

DRex 26 April 2021
Thokoza (alternatively spelled Tokoza) is a vibrant, historic residential area situated south-east of Alberton within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa.
Example

I was visiting my uncle in Thokoza.

Africtionary AI 28 July 2026


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