Word of the Day [16 Feb 2026]

Asbonge

Asbonge is a Zulu term for "Let's give thanks" or "Let's be thankful"


Beke le beke asbonge bafethu.

Haganapayi

Haganapayi or haganapie is a Xhosa slang word that means empty head or idiot.


Don’t tell me about that haganapayi, azithi dadobawo pha.

Bliksem

To hit someone to a pulp.


Don't try me, I will bliksem you.


Côte d'Ivoire

A West African economic powerhouse known for cocoa production, French influence, and political recovery.


Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.

1632

1632 is the area code of Tembisa, a township in Gauteng, South Africa.


I represent 1632 till I die!


ZANU PF

Something very dull, dumb and dangerous


He is a ZANU PF

Bhantinti

ibhantinti is another term for a prisoner.


He got arrested last year, libhantinti ngoku.


Feleb

A name for someone who is famous than a celebrity on facebook.


1. My name is Feleb
2. I will rather be a feleb than a celeb

Aahn ei

“Aahn ei” is used in a sarcastic or satirical context. When a person passes a statement that in one’s opinion is unnecessary or unintelligent, one can reply with “aahn ei”.


“I don’t like women who work hard and make their own money. A woman belongs in the kitchen.”

“Aahn ei.”


Brakpan

Brakpan is a mining town on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. It is known as the Alabama of South Africa, or the armpit of South Africa.


If you divorce your wife in Brakpan, she remains your sister.

MKMVA

MKMVA is the abbreviation for uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.


MKMVA is protecting Jacob Zuma's house in Nkandla




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