Word of the Day [26 Feb 2026]

Ghana

A stable West African democracy known for gold, cocoa, and as a center of pan-African culture.

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.

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Bhopopo

What Zulu people call a cellphone that can't connect to the internet and is used strictly for calls and SMSes.

Guy 1: Hey bro, why don't you video call her?
Guy 2: Eish, she uses bhopopo.

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Amaberete

A term used to refer to the South African Tactical Response Team.
Those cops that wear berets and moer people.

He was moered by amaberete, that's why he is behaving now.

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4-5

A South African slang term for penis

He pulled out his 4-5 out of the blue.

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Snokonoko

Snokonoko means money, tjhelete ,zaka,moola,magumba and I would encourage majita to have it

Mzala o na le snokonoko

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Gqeberha

New name for Port Elizabeth.

Did you hear that Port Elizabeth is now called Gqeberha?

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ode

dunse untrained

that boy is an ode

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Gintsa

Gintsa or ginsa is a South African term for a thug, mostly those who hijack cars.

She is dating a gintsa hence she has so much money now.

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Comot

Comot is a Nigerian pidgin term that means 'go', 'leave', or 'get out!'

Make we comot (Let us go out)
Comot from dia ( leave)
Comot! (Get out!)

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Tenderpreneur

In South Africa, a tenderpreneur is a person in government or the private sector who obtains private or government tenders and contracts to facilitate outsourced services. You see them by their huge mkhaba, flashy cars and expensive clothes and alcohol.

That mkhaba is not normal. It's definitely a mkhaba of a tenderpreneur.

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Hierso

Hierso is a South African slang term that means "Here", "Right here". It is taken from the Afrikaans language.

"I'll be hierso goseng, wa nkolota" - Khuli Chana in No More Hunger

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