Word of the Day [01 Jan 2026]

Ozzy Rsa

Ozzy Rsa is Olona Mnconcoshe who lives in witbank, currently learning at zacheus malaza msta


Ozzy Rsa is just a humbled boy

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.

Bliksem

To hit someone to a pulp.


Don't try me, I will bliksem you.


O-week

AKA Orientation week or 0-week, Is the first week of University where students are supposed to be orientated but they spend it binge drinking and making bad decisions.


I will never forget how awesome O-week was this year.

South Ah

Another slang term for South Africa, mostly used in Social Media.


Twitter post caption: It can only be South Ah


Cylon

A cylon is a term generally used in Gqeberha that means a crazy person or a psycho.


Yi cylon maan lawey.

Underground gang

A skrr skrr way of referring to the ancestors.


You fam, the underground gang won't be happy about that.


Tao

Tao is a slang term for a 'thousand' (money).


My life would be better if I could get 5 tao right now.

Bosso

Bosso is a slang term for boss.
Boss is someone who spins a car asa e namela.
Boss is someone who eats Rice Crispy with Whiskey.


That guy ke bosso.


Tanzanian Shilling

Currency of Tanzania (TZS) issued by the Bank of Tanzania. 1 Shilling = 100 senti.


Features Swahili text and images of Julius Nyerere.

Show me your number

Show me your number is a popular soccer/football skill in South Africa, where the player pretends to shoot the ball and the defender ducks, hence showing his/her number to the attacker.


They hit him with a “show me your number” and the crowd went crazy.




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