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.

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Vat n sit

Is a term used in South Africa to refer to a situation where two people who are not married are living together.

Those ones will never get married. They've been doing vat n sit for more than 5 years.

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Roomza

Roomza / Rumza is your roommate. It is mostly used to refer to res roommate or hostel roommate.

My roomza likes stealing my groceries.

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Babalaas

Can also be spelled Bhabhalaza, Babalaz, bhabhalazi - is a hangover or that feeling in the morning after a night of heavy drinking.

I'm struggling to wake up today because babalaas is nyisaring me.

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Nyisa

Show you flames or to literally make you shit yourself.

Mjolo will nyisa you. 

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Chop

Chop is a Nigerian slang term for eating.

I dey chop jollof rice.

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Dawnie

The first lecture of the day (07h45) at Rhodes University.
Also see Rhodent.

Yoh dawg, I partied to hard last night that I missed my dawnie.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist, and statesman who served as South Africa’s first black president from 1994 to 1999.

I wonder if Nelson Mandela would be proud of what the ANC is doing to the people of South Africa 🤔

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Togo

A narrow West African country with palm-lined beaches, phosphate mining, and French influence.

Lomé, Togo's capital, is a major port city on the Gulf of Guinea.

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Cape Verde

An island nation off West Africa with Creole Portuguese-African culture, known for music and tourism.

We vacationed in Cape Verde to enjoy its beautiful beaches and morna music.

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Nyashilitis

The ability to not stop yourself from indulging in minge (nyash).

Mono is affected by Nyashilitis

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