Word of the Day [24 Jun 2026]

Letsetse

A person who is always after everyones money, food etc


Daii man ke letsetse ophela annyaka dilo

Anti-semitic

Hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.


Kanye West is being canceled after he made some anti-semitic remarks.

Mgqakhwe

In Xhosa, umgqakhwe is a derogatory term used to refer to someone born out of wedlock.


"Makungangeni mgqakhwe ebandleni likaYehova; nesizukulwana sawo seshumi masingangeni ebandleni likaYehova." - deuteronomy 23
"No one born of a forbidden marriage nor any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even down to the tenth generation."


Lekker

An Afrikaans word that has multiple meanings and which can be used in various contexts to describe many things from people to food to inanimate objects. It is used to convey the meaning of great, delicious, nice or fun. Make sure to roll the ‘r’ when pronouncing the word.


That new movie is lekker!

That bunny chow was lekker!

I’m lekker, bru!

Jou mase gat

This is an Afrikaans swear term that directly translates to “your mother’s vagina”. It’s similar to jou mase poes.


Voetsek with your nonsense, Jou mase gat.


Alhoshnability

Good kind Philosophy of the hosh slang in all different languages to tell each origin of place, when and why.


You sound like a alhoshnability kind of a person

Sbwl

Sbwl is an acronym, and slang for the Xhosa language, which originated from the South African word “ sabaweli”; the meaning of the word was, “ crave, desire, yearn or to want something”.

On social media; is meant to have been created by “gay Xhosa men “ to hide their desire for a woman's man on social media.


1. Sbwl a good man.

2. Sbwl a man with a lot of money


Gomora

The nickname for township of Alexandra in Johannesburg., also known as Alex. It has been compared to the Gomora in the Bible.


If you value your safety, don't drive in Gomora at night

Zol

A word that refers to Marijuana or weed


When people zol, they put saliva on the paper and then they share that zol. But also they are moving saliva


Skoli

Skoli is a term mostly use in Cape Town that means a thief.


You should be careful when walking here, there's a lot of skolis.

Eish

Form of exclamation used to express a range of emotions, such as surprise, annoyance, or dissapointment.


Eish, I will stop supporting Kaizer Chiefs because they are always losing.




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