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.

Mandilale

Its a Xhosa word meaning lemme sleep . often used when someone is tired & they want to rest


Andidinwe hayi mandilale

Kaffir

A racial slur that was (and still) used by racist whites to refer to black people in South Africa.


She got arrested for calling black protester kaffir.


Spinza

Word meaning drink, any type of drink and mostly biased towards alcohol drinks.


uspinza ini? What are you drinking?

Tsonga

It is a language


I speak Tsonga


Ronni (Sasa)

The type of people that wet their bed steal from their selves and are very lazy. You can also call them stupid whenever you want.


Shut up Ronni (Sasa).

Bakkie

In South Africa, a bakkie refers to a pick-up truck.


I need to get myself a bakkie for when I go to the villages.


Somalia

A Horn of Africa nation with long coastline, facing security challenges and clan-based politics.


Somalia's location gives it strategic importance for shipping routes.

Savuyi

An informal Xhosa slang term for "I am so happy / I am so excited". It is shortened from "Andisavuyi"


Kaizer Chiefs lost to Chippa Utd today, savuyi mntkbw.


Dlozi

Idlozi is a Zulu term for Ancestor.
Plural: Amadlozi


I'm grateful for idlozi lami

Stocko

Used to define a beautiful girl with nyash,like your imaginary hun


That hun is a stocko




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