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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Eita

A colloquial term to greet someone, synonymous with "hello",”hi”, “hey”.

Eita my brother, dintshang?

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Oksalayo

Regardless of all facts presented before me, I reiterate that my misinformed, obscure perspective is still valid whether you like it or not.

Oksalayo Kaizer Chiefs is still the best team in the country.

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Mpimpi

Impimpi is a South African term for a snitch.

Impimpi used to be burnt during the apartheid days.

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Ingcibi

Ingcibi is a Xhosa traditional surgeon who performs circumcisions on young males during initiation.

His grandfather is ingcibi of the village.

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Masimba

Masimba mean SHIT in South African Zulu and Xhosa languages. I know in Zimbabwe (Shona) it means something different.

Uthetha amasimba.
Translation: You are talking shit

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South African Rand

Currency of South Africa (ZAR) issued by the South African Reserve Bank. 1 Rand = 100 cents.

The rand is also used in Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini through monetary agreements.

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Ogidi

Ogidi means War, or disagreement

Ogigi: There is a Fight

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Flavoured air

This is the premium air that people from Pitori think they breathe, while the rest of the world breathes normal air.

Pretorians like to think they breathe flavoured air

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Skopari

A skopari is a slang term for a loan shark. It is mostly used in the Gqeberha region.

As soon as he gets paid, his money goes to iskopari.

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Pifta

New Xhosa slang word for penis. It is a variation of the Xhosa word IPipi, which means penis.

Your Pifta is small

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