Word of the Day [17 Feb 2026]

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.

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.

Majita Monday

Majita Monday is a movement striving to create a safe space for men to talk about their emotional intelligence and mental wellness. It is celebrated every Monday with the hashtag #MajitaMonday.


Happy Majita Monday to you all, gents ❤


Salvation

Salvation is a South African rapper and songwriter. He was introduced to the music industry late 2013. The artist started making wonders in a well known genre, Hip Hop as a solo artist and has then evolved from just rapping to being musical and flowing on beautiful melodies of trap-soul.


Salvation is the future of HipHop music

Tokantsa

Is to buy WEED, this term started in Mamelodi now is a common word around Pitori.


Bro, Vraiza ujike ko Jeff uTokantse baart


Bobo

Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.


Small more, you will be bobo.

Bobby

Bobby is a slang term for “big breast”or “big boobs”


as a woman if you don’t have bobby you supposed be a slave.


Punani

Another word for a vagina.


I need to get some punani

Fede

Fede may be used to say "alright" or "okay" and it is mainly used that way in the southern townships of Johannesburg and many parts of Gauteng.


Fede, I'll sort it out.


Nkabi

A Xhosa term that is used to refer to a castrated animal (an animal whose balls/testicles have been cut off).


This cow can't make kids because yi nkabi.

Ghana

A stable West African democracy known for gold, cocoa, and as a center of pan-African culture.


Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule.




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