Word of the Day — 29 Aug 2026
Ukuxhoma is a general Kasi term that means flexing or showing off.
Example
Ever since he got his RAF money, uyaxhoma now.
People are searching for this:
Adebola
36 people looked for this word but it isn't defined yet. Know what it means?
Log in to define it
Free account · you'll come straight back to define it · your name goes on the definition
Trending this week
The Shona language (chiShona) is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in Zimbabwe, where it holds official status alongside English and Ndebele. It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family and is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages in Southern Africa.
Example
I need to learn some Shona before visiting my friend in Harare.
The nickname for township of Alexandra in Johannesburg., also known as Alex. It has been compared to the Gomora in the Bible.
Example
If you value your safety, don't drive in Gomora at night
An African proverb (apparently), is taken from Xhosa and directly translate to "where do you enter?". It means how is that/this any of your concern?
Example
Guy: I don't like the fact that you smoke.
Girl: Ungenaphi?
Venda or Tshivenda is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly spoken by the Venda people or Vhaven?a in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as by some Lemba people in South Africa.
Example
MacG is Venda, by the way.
An East African country known as the 'Pearl of Africa', with Lake Victoria and mountain gorillas.
Example
Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas.
Katlehong is a large township in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It is 28 km south-east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus, next to the N3 highway. It forms part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Example
I represent Katlehong till I die.
Chanda is a South African slang term for vomiting.
Example
I don’t host house parties anymore because okes chanda everywhere.
A Northwest African country with Saharan landscapes, Arab-Berber culture, and iron ore resources.
Example
Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital, is one of the world's newest major cities, founded in 1958.
Get the Word of the Day in your inbox
One African slang word every morning. No spam - unsubscribe any time.
or
Get the daily word on WhatsApp
© 2020 Africtionary®