Word of the Day [13 Jun 2026]

Gqe

Igqe is a derogatory Zulu word for vagina.

Why are you broke when you have igqe?

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Iqaba

Iqaba is a Nguni term for a barbarian or a person believed to be uncivilised or uncultured.
Plural Amaqaba

They used to call me iqaba because I come from the villages.

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Ghana

A stable West African democracy known for gold, cocoa, and as a center of pan-African culture.

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.

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Chanda

Chanda is a South African slang term for vomiting.

I don’t host house parties anymore because okes chanda everywhere.

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Yahoo boy

A guy who carries out 419 fraud on the internet (Those Nigerian prince scams).

I got scammed all my money by a Yahoo boy from Abuja.

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Mdantsane

Mdantsane is a township in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the second largest township in South Africa, after Soweto.

That boxer is from the streets of Mdantsane.

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Qabula

Ukuqabula is an informal Xhosa term for taking out babalaas. Basically the act of drinking the morning after a heavy night of drinking.

I'm dying from babalaas now, ndifuna ukuqabula.

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Inqaba

Can be called "nqaba" is another word for Castle Lager, one of South Africa's favourite beer.

I am definitely buying myself inqaba after work.

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UCT

University of Cape Town. People who go there and Wits will make sure that it comes up in the conversation that they go there.

No one:
UCT student: So back in UCT, blah blah blah.

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Izinyanya

Izinyanya is a Xhosa term for ancestors.

Ndiyabulela kuni zinyanya.

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Nqanqatheka

Ukunqanqatheka is a Xhosa term for cigarette or tobacco cravings.
When one is craving a cigarette, we say unqanqathekile, or s/he will say ndinqanqathekile.

The way ndinqanqatheke ngayo you'd swear I didn't just smoke now.

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