Word of the Day [24 May 2026]

After 9

After 9 is a term used to refer to men who act straight but are secretly gay or homosexual at night (After 9pm).


Ma after 9 are always after my friend at groove.

5 Bob

Refers to the 50 cents coin.


Kid: How much are these chips
My friend: They are 5 bob, my friend.

Nindahlule

Nindahlule is a general Xhosa phrase meaning I'm in disbelief .


out of disappointment : "yho hayi nindahlule"


MKMVA

MKMVA is the abbreviation for uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.


MKMVA is protecting Jacob Zuma's house in Nkandla

Hobosexual

A person who enters a relationship for the sole purpose of having a place to stay or avoid being homeless.


I just found out the girl I was actually a hobosexual.


RSA

The Republic of South Africa


I rep RSA till the day I die.

Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.


Máa na faa= I will beat you.


Nyisa

Show you flames or to literally make you shit yourself.


Mjolo will nyisa you. 

Ben 10

In South Africa, Ben 10 has nothing to do with cartoons. It rather refers to a young male who is dating an older female.


I was once a Ben 10 and she used to give me money for alcohol every weekend.


Ingcibi

Ingcibi is a Xhosa traditional surgeon who performs circumcisions on young males during initiation.


His grandfather is ingcibi of the village.

Côte d'Ivoire

A West African economic powerhouse known for cocoa production, French influence, and political recovery.


Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.




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