Word of the Day — 29 Jul 2026
A translender is a person who is fat on the outside but slender on the inside. Basically a slender person stuck in a fat person's body.
Example
Don't be fooled by this mkhaba, I'm s translender.
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This is a term that refers to the Somali or Pakistani shop owners in South Africa. This term started when these shop owners first arrived in South Africa and they referred to everyone as "My friend". The name was then subsequently given to them.
Example
1. Child: Hi, my friend. How much are your sweets?
My friend: It's 2 bob for one sweet, my friend.
2. No one:
Pakistani shop owner: My friend I am not your friend, my friend.
Give me or pass me. It is a substitute for the word skyf. Pronounced as “Chair”
Example
Ungandideleli sani, ndiphethe inqibho.
Don’t disrespect me boy, I’m carrying a gun.
Example
That girl is hot gents. Ke Letsabitsa.
Another term for ayoba, a catch phrase that was popular in the Blackberry and YoTv days.
Example
That's so ayoba.
Ayobaness.
Xhosa for adventure. Also the nickname of the last independent Xhosa Paramount Chief. His birth name was Zotana. Often referred to as Sarhili from Sa - sire and Rhili - adventure. It means the father of adventure. As a youth he was said to have been an adventurist.
Example
I am going for a rhili.
A Southern African country with desert landscapes, German colonial heritage, and diamond mining.
Example
Namibia's Namib Desert is considered the world's oldest desert.
A term that is used to refer to light skinned people (mostly girls).
If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy 😂
If you are a guy and someone calls you a yellow bone, then something is wrong my guy 😂
Example
We were just chilling and this yellow bone came in and everyone was looking at her. It was like a dream 😍
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