Word of the Day — 28 Sep 2026

Igqwirha is a Xhosa term for someone who practices witchcraft (a witch).
Example

Ligqwirha ke la sisi
That woman is a witch.

Sinazo • 29 June 2021
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Gauteng is the smallest yet richest province in South Africa. That is where you will find Johannesburg and Pitori
Example

I was born and raised in the Gauteng Province.

MXhosa • 19 May 2023
In Shona it means powers
Example

Hurumende ine masimba ekuchinja mutemo

Brighton Ngondi • 31 August 2022

Is a kasi term for a kiss.
Example

You can't even get a lamza from a random chick in the club anymore because of this covid.

Skhokho • 10 May 2021
An Afrikaans derogatory term that directly translates to "your mother's cunt".
See poes.
Example

Stop talking shit jou ma se poes

DRex • 26 April 2021

Meaning white hair ( Gray hair )
Example

Ubi asha in Urhobo language means white hair (Gray hair)

French Ovotu Abraham • 26 August 2023
A Northeast African country on the Red Sea with Italian colonial architecture and recent independence.
Example

Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is known for its well-preserved Italian modernist buildings.

Travel Admin • 23 June 2025

Sthandwa means “my love” or “baby”.
Example

I love you, sthandwa.

Faku • 29 April 2025
Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.

Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip
Example

I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.

Sinazo • 08 April 2021

Magesi is a South African football team that plays in the Betway Premiership. They recently won their first trophy, in their first season in top flight football, by beating Mamelodi Sundowns.
Example

Magesi is here to dominate.

Cody • 29 November 2024
Ihule is another Xhosa term for a whore or sfebe.
Plural: Amahule
Example

yhu lihule usisi wakho.

MXhosa • 08 July 2021


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