Word of the Day — 15 Sep 2026
To understand or catch on; also to be in a tough situation.
Example
You barb what I dey talk?
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A North African country with oil wealth, Mediterranean coastline, and recent political turmoil.
Example
Ancient Leptis Magna in Libya contains some of the best-preserved Roman ruins.
A Xhosa term for 'You are shitting'. It can also mean 'she or he is taking a shit', depending on the context.
Example
Man 1: Where is he?
Man 2: Uyanya (He is taking a shit)
Woman 1: I will beat you!
Woman 2: Uyanya (You are shitting)
Is the sexual position where the woman goes on top of a man (AKA cowgirl).
Example
A lot of women struggle with woman on top.
Someone who likes the idea of being fit but also likes food.
Example
I may look fit but I regard myself as fit-ish.
An East African hub for technology and tourism, famous for wildlife, Nairobi, and marathon runners.
Example
Kenya's Maasai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest migration.
The money given to a woman after spending the night with her.
Example
She left with a random guy yesterday guy and got mavuso in the morning.
Sesotho is the South Sotho language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa.
Example
I speak SeSotho at home.
Example
My girlfriend has mudhoto
A derogatory term for foreigners in South African slang, particularly foreigners from African countries.
Can also be spelt as Kwirikwiri or kwarakwara.
Can also be spelt as Kwirikwiri or kwarakwara.
Example
Stop calling foreign people kwerekwere!
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