Word of the Day — 12 Aug 2026
Open-air museum of ancient temples and tombs on the Nile River.
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Luxor's Karnak Temple complex covers over 200 acres.
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Japa is a slang term derived from the Yoruba language. Japa simply means ‘to run swiftly’ out of a dangerous situation.
To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.
To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.
Example
I wan japa go South Africa next year.
South African slang term for the club, tavern, party, all the nice places.
Example
I miss how groove was before lockdown.
Tribalism is the attitude and practice of harbouring such a strong feeling of loyalty or bonds to one's tribe that one excludes or even demonises other tribes that do not belong to that group.
Example
Tribalism is setting us back as black South Africans.
Khayelitsha is a township in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats. The name is Xhosa for New Home. It is reputed to be one of the largest and fastest-growing townships in South Africa.
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I was born and bred in Khayelitsha.
Podcast and Chill with MacG is a podcast owned and hosted by South African YouTuber MacG alongside Sol Phenduka and Ghost Lady. It is the biggest podcast in Africa in terms of numbers and popularity.
The podcast invites celebrities and public figures to take part in the Q&A sessions on the podcast.
The podcast invites celebrities and public figures to take part in the Q&A sessions on the podcast.
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I really enjoy watching the Podcast and Chill. You can call me a Chiller.
A term we used to use back in the day to refer to the 50c coin. Ama2000 would not know it.
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No one:
5 year old me: Ndicela noba yi zuka to buy sweets.
Makoer is directly translated from Afrikaans to English someone who is a domesticated asshole, essentially it means your a special kind of asshole
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Afr: Daai makmoer moet my nie plaa nie-
Eng: that asshole shouldn't bother me
Used to describe someone who tends to do stupid things from time to time.
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Why did you do that s'numnum?
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