Word of the Day [09 Jun 2025]

Dololo

Dololo means nothing, nix, fokkol!


The way she likes talking but logic dololo.

Vat n sit

Is a term used in South Africa to refer to a situation where two people who are not married are living together.


Those ones will never get married. They've been doing vat n sit for more than 5 years.

o ska bora moreki

Do not bore/annoy the person who is buying.


Can't you see he is getting tired of your bullshit? Please O ska bora moreki.

Khaltsha

Khaltsha is a term that is used to refer to the township of Khayelitsha in Cape Town.


Masambe siye eKhaltsha, mfowethu.

Bathu

Bathu is a kasi slang term for shoes.


Ola boy, we see your new bathu iyababa.

Lepara

A SePitori word that usually refers to a guy that can handle difficult situations, or is brave enough to do things other people can't do.

It could also mean someone who is well respected because of his status in society.


Mpho ke lepara joe, he just approached that hot girl sitting over there.

Patla

Someone who is not good at something


Chomi ya ka ke patla ka bolo

Ingqithi

Ingqithi is a Xhosa custom of amputating the joint of the little finger, or of the ring finger on babies and sometimes adults.


My finger is like this because I have ingqithi.

Molo

A Xhosa greeting used to greet one person. To greet multiple people, you say molweni.
Some people spell it as mholo.


"Molo sisi, kunjani? Uphilile na? Bendicel'umzuzu wokuthetha nawe mna" - Mandisi Dyantyis

Moreki

The guy who buys the alcohol and make sure that everyone is taken care of.


If you still want to drink, please o ska bora moreki my sister.

Sharist

Sharists are those people who spend their time on Facebook just sharing posts. They are usually single, hence all the free time to bore us with their useless posts.


Ever since they dumped her, she's been a big sharist on Facebook.




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