Word of the Day [04 Apr 2026]

Gwababa

Fear of women, especially beautiful women.

This one can't talk to women, akere he has gwababa.

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Park the bus

In soccer, to park the bus means to play very defensively, to get a lot of players behind the ball. Imagine a bus parked in front of the goal. It is almost impossible to score.

Park the bus, Man United. Playing football the Mourinho way

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Lobola

The down-payment paid by the groom to the family of the bride before they can get married. It can be in the form of money or livestock.
I believe they call it a dowry in other parts of the world.

My family expects R200k lobola for you to marry me.

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Skelm

A Skelm is a South African term for a tsotsi, rascal, thief, crook, all the baf things.

Get out of here, you skelm.

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Molweni

A Xhosa greeting used to greet multiple people. You use molo to greet one person.

Molweni bantu abadala.

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Bari

Bari is a name given to God in Ogoni land

Barikui which means God is big

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Ingwe

Ingwe in a Xhosa and Zulu word for a leopard.

Ingwe idla ngamabala.

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Underground gang

A skrr skrr way of referring to the ancestors.

You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.

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Ukudla

Ukudla is the formal Zulu term for food.

Ngifuna ukudla kwami.
I want my food.

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Qonce

Qonce is the Xhosa name for King Williams Town in Eastern Cape.

Born and bred eQonce, chief.

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Nyashilitis

The ability to not stop yourself from indulging in minge (nyash).

Mono is affected by Nyashilitis

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