Word of the Day [12 May 2026]

Shisa Nyama

Of Zulu origin, this directly translates to "burn meat". It is the Zulu equivalent to a braai. In most cases, it refers to a place that sells and "braais" meet.

Let's go braai some meat at that Shisa Nyama.

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Bathini

It's a new word to ask a friend how he/she is doing.

Ekse Bathini nigga?

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amapakati

Xhosa plural for a chief’s counsellors. The singular is ipakati. From pachatu an ancient Babylonia word for governor.

My ancestors were amapakati of Chief Ngqika.

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Nkunzi

Nkunzi is a Xhosa term for a male animal. It is also often used to refer to a person, obviously male.

Ndifuna ukuthetha inkunzi yebhokhwe.

I want to buy a male goat.

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Naai

Naai means to fuck.

Hy het die meisie se hart gesteel, maar sy het gesê sy wil nie met hom naai nie.

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Sapa

A gay person

Voetsek jou sapa!

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Bunny Chow

Curry served in a hollowed-out half-loaf of bread, with the hollowed-out piece of bread placed on top.

I am gonna have a bunny chow for lunch.

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Ngquza

Ingquza is a Zulu word that means vagina/pussy.

You need to rest, ingquza yakho is tired.

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Mr 082

A guy who trended for what was apparently a staged video. He was asked for his number by a woman in a car and he kept saying "082". Twitter gave him the name Mr 082. 

Did you see the Mr 082 video?

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Iphara

Iphara is a South African slang term for a drug addict, mostly those ones who terrorise the community.

He was doing well until he started smoking nyaope. He has now become iphara.

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Mngani wa yena

A Tsonga term for "his friend / her friend" that is apparently used to identify unknown soccer players by commentators.
They would call all the names of the "famous" players and when they reach the unknown player, they would say mngani wa yena (his friend).

And he passes the ball to Jabu Pule... Jabu Pule passes to mngani wa yena.

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