Word of the Day [13 Jul 2026]

Mugu

A person who is always doing stupid things.
A foolish person.


Nnenna be mugu oh.

Mkhukhu

A house built from metal roof material (zink) or mud. i.e informal settlement.


I'm moving to Gomora, I will build myself a mkhukhu.

Itopi

Itopi is a Xhosa slang term for an old person or old man.


I still cant believe ndishiywe litopi elidala.


Poepholl

Poephol is afrikaans for an asshole, usually used to reference to people


Jou poepholl!
Translation: you asshole

Rha

Rha
Pronounced (ggggaaah); is a Khoikhoi word for “plenty” or “enough”. Used in Xhosa as a term for “That’s enough”often in anger and sometimes in disgust hence mistaken for “ew”.


In Khoikhoi: There is a river in the Eastern Cape called Birha. Bi is milk, and rha is plenty. Hence “a place of milk”. Another use is in the Xhosa chief Gambushe’s nickname: Rharhabe meaning “Minister of Plenty”.
In Xhosa it varies:
In a Dismissal Manner
Someone: I’m going to out race you.
Me: Rha! That would be the day.
To stop a child who is hitting another child a parent could say “Stop it. Rha! That’s enough”
In a Disgusting Manner
When a child see poop usually they used to say “Rha! Poo”
When people hear, smells, or see a disgusting thing they can say “Rha!”
In an Elated Manner
A person recounting an exciting moment of thriumph can say “Rha! I out did myself”
Feeling pretty? “Rha! I’m beautiful”


Rwandan Franc

Currency of Rwanda (RWF) issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.


The franc replaced the Rwandan franc in 1964 after independence.

Ziyakhala

It's a Zulu word that describes your are going through a lot or bad things are about to happen to you


Ziyakhala ke manje


Tik

Tik is the South African street name for crystal meth. It also goes by the street name thsuf.


These boys smoke tik and terrorize the community.

Teko Modise

The best soccer player South Africa has ever produced.


Teko Modise played for Orlando Pirates.


Flavoured air

This is the premium air that people from Pitori think they breathe, while the rest of the world breathes normal air.


Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air

O dese

In Sepitori, dese means good, beautiful... anything great. You may use it to say you are good at something or even use it to say you are beautiful.
The "O" in front stands for "You" or "You are".


O dese girl, ebele o lepyatla




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