Word of the Day — 13 Oct 2026
Former imperial capital with medieval castles and churches.
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Gondar's Fasil Ghebbi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A small volcanic island nation off East Africa with Arab-French-African culture and fragrant ylang-ylang exports.
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The Comoros is one of the world's leading producers of ylang-ylang essential oil.
Fean Someone who craves and/or is obsessed to something that is healthy, good or clean. A clean addiction.
Example
- That dude is really well built... he must be a workout Fean!
- That fisherman eats, sleeps and breaths all things fishing.. he must be a Fishing Fean!
A South African dance where the person squats and kicks at the same time. It is one of the most popular dances in South Africa.
Example
Look at how she does the vosho. You can see that she is a regular at groove.
Skamelian dance is the dance originating from KameelrivierB which falls under Siyabuswa and was founded by MDU Aka Khathaza from KameelrivierB at Ndebele Street
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Can I teach you the Skamelian dance?
It is a "Lobedu" word, It is used as a swear word and can be vulgar, which means 'Anus/Asshole"."Lobedu" A language widely known in Limpopo commonly known as "Khelobedu"
Example
You don't randomly say it, as it can be very vulgar, "Toko yao" which means "Your asshole".
The term directly translate to "Criminal language". This is a vernacular derived from a variety of mixed languages, mainly spoken in the townships all over South Africa.
Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Each Kasi has its own tsotsi taal or its own way of speaking, meaning tsotsi taal from Soweto might differ from that of Pitori.
Example
Teacher: You cannot speak that Tsotsi Taal in my class. Here we speak proper English.
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