Word of the Day [15 Feb 2026]
Kaizer Chiefs
South African soccer team from Naturena, Soweto. It is arguably the club with the most annoying supporters in South Africa. Kaizer Chiefs fans think their team went to a private school. They think it's the Woolworths of soccer teams.
You also support Kaizer Chiefs? That's why you are so annoying.
SBWL
Sbwl is a Xhosa shorthand for “sabaweli”. Sabaweli, which in turn is a shorthand of “andisabaweli, andisayibaweli, etc.”, is built from the root word “ukubawela” which means to crave, want, desire, wish for, fancy, yearn, etc.
1. Umntu wakho xa ebona mna, uthi sbwl. >> When your person sees me, s/he says sbwl.
2. Sbwl beer today.
3. Sbwl the coronavirus to just disappear.
Brother Bernard
(noun)
The situation of slipping, tripping or falling down due to external pressures. These might include tertiary academics, relationships, and being broke.
Brother Bernard, this will kill me a real death.
Fanagalo
Fanagalo or Fanakalo is an informal language mainly spoken in mines across South Africa. It is composed of frequently corrupted elements of the Nguni languages, English and Afrikaans.
I knew they were Zama zamas because I heard them speaking Fanagalo.
Jou mase gat
This is an Afrikaans swear term that directly translates to “your mother’s vagina”. It’s similar to jou mase poes.
Voetsek with your nonsense, Jou mase gat.