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

Alexandria

Egypt's Mediterranean jewel with Greco-Roman history and modern library.


Alexandria's Corniche stretches 20km along the seafront.

Makhwapheni

Umakhwapheni is a more formal term for a side chick or a nyatsi.


His wife saw him at a restaurant with his makhwapheni.


Podcast and Chill

Podcast and Chill with MacG is a podcast owned and hosted by South African YouTuber MacG alongside Sol Phenduka and Ghost Lady. It is the biggest podcast in Africa in terms of numbers and popularity.
The podcast invites celebrities and public figures to take part in the Q&A sessions on the podcast.


I really enjoy watching the Podcast and Chill. You can call me a Chiller.

Ukutya

Ukutya is the Xhosa formal term for food.


Ndifuna ukutya kwam.
I want my food


Hule

Ihule is another Xhosa term for a whore or sfebe.
Plural: Amahule


yhu lihule usisi wakho.

Chillas

Relaxing, socialising with friends over drinks and sometimes some braai meat at someone’s home, tavern, club or at a pub.


I'm planning a chillas this coming weekend at my place.


Gqeberha

New name for Port Elizabeth.


Did you hear that Port Elizabeth is now called Gqeberha?

Speke

A well shaped, clean and attractive girl


I saw a speke


Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.


Máa na faa= I will beat you.

Boerewors

Can be shortened as just "wors" literally means "farmer’s sausage", this is a savory sausage that is often used for braai and then eaten as a variation of a hot dog or with pap.


We are braaing boerewors and steak.




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