Word of the Day [11 Jul 2026]

Gawula

Is A South African slang term for food or eating.

The only thing I want now yi gawula.

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Ziyakhala

It's a Zulu word that describes your are going through a lot or bad things are about to happen to you

Ziyakhala ke manje

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Xhoma

Ukuxhoma is a general Kasi term that means flexing or showing off.

Ever since he got his RAF money, uyaxhoma now.

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Ma1

A noun that describes a state of being overwhelmed by a situation OR refers to a very difficult situation that appears to have no solution.

Haaah ma1 wangu! I don't even have taxi fare to get there.

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Skopari

A skopari is a slang term for a loan shark. It is mostly used in the Gqeberha region.

As soon as he gets paid, his money goes to iskopari.

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Mr 082

A guy who trended for what was apparently a staged video. He was asked for his number by a woman in a car and he kept saying "082". Twitter gave him the name Mr 082. 

Did you see the Mr 082 video?

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Big Xhosa

Also known as SOS - Is a South African rapper who the current king of South African rap. He released his diss track called Ninyile that was dissing the whole SA Hip Hop industry and all these cats have been awfully quiet ever since.

Big Xhosa dissed the whole industry except Big Zulu.

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Mngani wa yena

A Tsonga term for "his friend / her friend" that is apparently used to identify unknown soccer players by commentators.
They would call all the names of the "famous" players and when they reach the unknown player, they would say mngani wa yena (his friend).

And he passes the ball to Jabu Pule... Jabu Pule passes to mngani wa yena.

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Thuso Phala

Thuso Phala is a popular dance move that was first started by the South African soccer player named Thuso Phala.

I'm learning the Thuso Phala dance.

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blikkie

A tin can.

Pass us the blikkie, bru.

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POTUS

President Of The United States

The new POTUS is Joe Biden.

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