Word of the Day — 30 Oct 2026

It's a SePitori word used to refer to garbage collectors.
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It's Wednesday today, bo rra madumbu ba tla.

Lels • 28 May 2021
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A Northeast African country on the Red Sea with Italian colonial architecture and recent independence.
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Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is known for its well-preserved Italian modernist buildings.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Nyash simply means backside, booty, not just big one
Example

Jane has big nyash and Mary has small nyash

Cdoscope • 04 February 2024
A general exclamation used to express excitement, surprise, or to affirm something. It can be a substitute for "wow" or "for real.โ€
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You won the lottery? Eksay, that's incredible!

Grace โค๏ธ • 21 July 2025

In Swahili "Pesa" means money.
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Jamaa ana pesa nyingi

Peter • 12 August 2024
Pere is the Xhosa term for a pear ๐Ÿ
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Ndifuna ukutya ipere.

I want to eat a pear.

Xhosa Nostra • 15 July 2025

South African soccer team from Naturena, Soweto. It is arguably the club with the most annoying supporters in South Africa. Kaizer Chiefs fans think their team went to a private school. They think it's the Woolworths of soccer teams.
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You also support Kaizer Chiefs? That's why you are so annoying.

DRex • 19 July 2020
Ama 1K is a term that refers to anyone born between the year 1000 until the year 1999. Ama2000 came up with this term to counter the fact that they are called ama 2k.
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ama 1k should just retire from social media.

Mr Trends • 23 October 2025

Also known as Pretoria. This is the capital city of South Africa. The people of this city speak what they call SePitori.
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I know I'm a dick, akere I'm from Pitori.

DRex • 19 July 2020
Mdantsane is a township in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is the second largest township in South Africa, after Soweto.
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That boxer is from the streets of Mdantsane.

Chief • 14 June 2023


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