Word of the Day [03 Jul 2026]

Cairo

Egypt's sprawling capital on the Nile, home to ancient pyramids and modern urban life.

Cairo's Khan el-Khalili bazaar has been trading since the 14th century.

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Mampara Week

Mampara week is the week before payday, where everyone just doesn’t have money.

Friend: Let’s go out.
Me: I can’t, you know it’s Mampara Week.

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Voetsek

This is the most common curse word, mostly used to chase a dog away.
Some may spell it as Tsek

Hey voetsek wena spottie. Go away.

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Tut

A tut is a widely used varsity term for a tutorial.

I have to leave early because I have to submit my tut.

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Che

Give me or pass me. It is a substitute for the word skyf. Pronounced as “Chair”

Che me the phone Broer, I wanna call someone to bring us Pipe.

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Comoros

A small volcanic island nation off East Africa with Arab-French-African culture and fragrant ylang-ylang exports.

The Comoros is one of the world's leading producers of ylang-ylang essential oil.

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Toyi-toyi

A quasi-military dance-step characterized by high-stepping movements, performed either on the spot or while moving slowly forwards, usually by participants in protest gatherings or marches, and accompanied by chanting, singing, and the shouting of slogans

They were toyi-toying for the lack of service delivery in their community and apparently the money was misused by a local tenderpreneur

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Iqaba

Iqaba is a Nguni term for a barbarian or a person believed to be uncivilised or uncultured.
Plural Amaqaba

They used to call me iqaba because I come from the villages.

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Okakumbu

Okakumbu is a Bitch in oshiwambo

kelly okakumbu (kelly is a bitch)

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Isidubada

Isidubada is an informal Xhosa dialect where you add a “d” after every sound. For example “Molweni” would be “modolwedenidi”.

Zikhona Sodlaka spoke isidubada in an episode of Gqeberha the Empire.

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Kaka

Ikaka is a term that means shit

Uthetha ikaka kwedini
You are talking shit young boy

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