Word of the Day [08 May 2026]

Tman or kingsley

A person that robs other people cash.


I will never make an equal share i will tman or kingsley anyone because i have a family to feed.

Nyoba

Nyoba is a Xhosa term for bribing. To bribe someone is to ukunyoba.


If I get caught by traffic cops, ndiyanyoba and it all goes well.

Guinea

A West African country with mineral riches including bauxite, facing political instability.


Conakry, Guinea's capital, is located on the Atlantic coast on the Tombo Island.


Rhodent

The term for a student at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Rhodes is notorious for its heavy-drinking scene. Thus, being a Rhodent is also synonymous with drinking heavily.


Rhodents were overdrinking everyone at that party last night.

Port Harcourt

Oil industry capital in the Niger Delta with growing tech startups.


Port Harcourt hosts Africa's first WikiTown digital community project.


Madiba

A Xhosa clan name that was made famous by former president Nelson Mandela.


Madiba passed away in December 2013.

Financially deceased

When you are so broke, you literally have nothing left under your name.


1. I've been living on pap and atchaar because I'm financially deceased.

2. I can't pay you this week, I am financially deceased.


Booty

A slang term for bums or ass.


She got a big booty so I call her Big Booty!

Gawula

Is A South African slang term for food or eating.


The only thing I want now yi gawula.


Skopas

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip


I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.

Braai

A widely used noun and verb for an outdoor ‘barbecue’ where meat is cooked over a fire or coal. A braai is a popular social event in South Africa and even has its own dedicated public holiday, known as National Braai Day, which coincides with Heritage Day celebrated annually on September 24.


Let's go buy some beer and some meat for tonight's braai.




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