Word of the Day — 16 Sep 2026

Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It is known as the Alabama of South Africa, or the armpit of South Africa.
Example

If you divorce your wife in Brakpan, she remains your sister.

Maps 13 June 2024
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This is the premium air that people from Pitori think they breathe, while the rest of the world breathes normal air.
Example

Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air

DRex 19 July 2020
Welcome. Twi word of greeting, seen at airports and homes.
Example

Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026

Ikari is a kasi term for a car.
Example

Uthenge ikari ne dladla.
He bought a car and a house.

Skhokho 04 August 2021

IFP

Inkatha Freedom Party also known as IFP is a right-wing political party in South Africa. It usually challenges ANC in KZN.
Example

IFP is losing votes to MK in KZN.

OD 31 May 2024

A person with a pure soul and a golden heart ❤️
Example

She went to umfana today, she is not coming back.

Siya 19 July 2024

Poa

Cool, fine, or okay.
Example

Niko poa, thanks.

Africtionary AI 26 July 2026

A situation where you don't have money and you have no means of getting it.
Example

I'm so Meneer Magongwa these days.

Mbali 05 April 2021
Seemah is a prominent South African content creator, amapiano vocalist, influencer, and media personality who originally comes from Khayelitsha in the Western Cape.
Example

Seemah is my favourite influencer.

Travel Admin 30 July 2026

Sesotho is the South Sotho language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa.
Example

I speak SeSotho at home.

Cody 29 November 2024
A bottle kop is a broken glass bottleneck that is used to smoke weed like a pipe.
Example

I'm tired of this rolled weed, let's use a bottle kop.

LinguistZA 03 November 2022


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