Word of the Day [23 Feb 2026]

Kota

A quarter loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with combinations of atchar, polony (Bologna), Russian sausages, slap chips, cheese, eggs, chilli sauce and more. A street food / kasi variant of the more suburban bunny chow.


I'm definitely getting myself a kota the next time I visit Gomora.

Friskay

Wild, rude, overactive, disobedient


Dis boy friskay-o

Andiyazi

I don’t know


Yhoo andiyazi chom


Botswana

A stable democracy in Southern Africa famous for its wildlife, diamond mining, and the Kalahari Desert.


Botswana's Okavango Delta is one of Africa's premier safari destinations.

Libya

A North African country with oil wealth, Mediterranean coastline, and recent political turmoil.


Ancient Leptis Magna in Libya contains some of the best-preserved Roman ruins.


Lesufism

The act of pretending to be doing something while doing absolutely nothing. It was perfected by Panyaza Lesufi, Bheki Cele and Fikile Mbalula.

Lesufism involves; a strong PR team, looking busy, taking pictures, and garnering a huge following.


Nothing will happen there, they will just take pictures and address the people. That’s lesufism for you.

Covivi

Another term that refers to Covid / Coronavirus.
Also see Coco


The third wave of covivi is looming.


Umthondo

Offensive. Refers to a penis


She just wants umthondo wami

Robot

The word 'robot' when used in the context of driving means Traffic light.


"The robot is red..."


Borga

Borga is a Ghanaian slang used to describe a man who just returned from overseas. Usually such a man dresses flamboyantly with chains and rings.


“My brother has just returned from overseas.”

“Oh nice. The borga has landed!”

KwaZulu Natal

KwaZulu-Natal or KZN is one of 9 South African provinces, located on the Eastern part of the country.


KwaZulu-Natal niggas like to think they are the best.




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