Word of the Day [18 May 2026]

Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.

Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.

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Mapakisha

A South African slang term for someone with a big butt or nyash.

I don't like squats cause I don' t wanna be a mapakisha.

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Umfana

A person with a heart made out of ice, with rotten intentions.

Umfana doesn’t deserve anything in this world.

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Andiyazi

I don’t know

Yhoo andiyazi chom

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Daka Boy

Daka Boy is a derogatory term for someone who mixes the cement during construction.

He lied to you, he’s not the foreman, he’s the Daka Boy.

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Nkunzi

Nkunzi is a Xhosa term for a male animal. It is also often used to refer to a person, obviously male.

Ndifuna ukuthetha inkunzi yebhokhwe.

I want to buy a male goat.

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4-5

A South African slang term for penis

He pulled out his 4-5 out of the blue.

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Tunis

Tunisia's Mediterranean capital blending Arab medina and French colonial zones.

Tunis' Bardo Museum houses the world's finest Roman mosaics.

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Dankie

Dankie is an Afrikaans term for "thank you". It is however used informally in almost all the South African languages for showing gratitude.

Man 1: You left your phone in the bathroom, I left it at the reception.
Man 2: Dankie, chief.

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Pesa

In Swahili "Pesa" means money.

Jamaa ana pesa nyingi

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Chipi

A SePitori term for a beautiful or a hot girl.

My girlfriend ke chipi mara.

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