Word of the Day [18 May 2026]

Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.

Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.

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GAETZ

Touchline Operator, MBUZI.
One feels pressure when he is around

“Dai man ke GAETZ“

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Dubane

Dubane is a slang term for the City of Durban. Used predominantly by the Zulu speaking population of KwaZulu Natal.

Hamb' obuza ngami in Dubane they know.

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Seychellois Rupee

Currency of Seychelles (SCR) issued by the Central Bank of Seychelles.

Features unique island wildlife like the coco de mer palm.

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South Ah

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

Twitter post caption: It can only be South Ah

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Lepharra

The Sepitori version of Tsotsi
This means skinny guy with Nike hat, Skinny jeans and a black Allstar

Sheba le pharra leli
(Look at that thug)

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PSL

PSL is the acronym for Premier Soccer League, which is the South African top flight soccer/football league.

We can't let Mamelodi Sundowns win the PSL title again 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Beyps

An informal way to say "babes", mostly used by Xhosa women when talking to each other or about each other.

Yho beyps, the way I've been missing my Ben 10 these days.

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Big Xhosa

Also known as SOS - Is a South African rapper who the current king of South African rap. He released his diss track called Ninyile that was dissing the whole SA Hip Hop industry and all these cats have been awfully quiet ever since.

Big Xhosa dissed the whole industry except Big Zulu.

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Hurda

The act of breaking someone's heart either through cheating or any malpractice that automatically leads the end of a relationship. Often used in a phrase "ba tlao hurda" meaning they will hurt you

Ba tlao hurda, banunur!

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Shisa Nyama

Of Zulu origin, this directly translates to "burn meat". It is the Zulu equivalent to a braai. In most cases, it refers to a place that sells and "braais" meet.

Let's go braai some meat at that Shisa Nyama.

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