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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Gbelleh

Foolish, stupid

Dey gar dah gbelleh

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Borga

Borga is a Ghanaian slang used to describe a man who just returned from overseas. Usually such a man dresses flamboyantly with chains and rings.

“My brother has just returned from overseas.”

“Oh nice. The borga has landed!”

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Mugu

A person who is always doing stupid things.
A foolish person.

Nnenna be mugu oh.

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Thesha

To work; To get up against all odds and stand on business

U Cisha no Gawst basathesha e studio;
Besithesha murtu e spani vandaag

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Bhakaniya

This is the Orlando Pirates football club from Soweto, South Africa. A person who is a fan of Pirates can also be referred to as Bhakaniya.

Bhakaniya has not won the league in a while now.

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ihlongo

It's a Xhosa slang word for a watch

Where is ihlongo lam

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Dladla

Idlala is a Kasi term for a house.

I want to buy idlala before I turn 30.

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Jiva

Jiva is a kasi term for dancing. It can also be spelt as Jaiva.

Ey wena uyathanda uku jiva.
You like dancing

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Gqe

Igqe is a derogatory Zulu word for vagina.

Why are you broke when you have igqe?

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Batla u hurda

It is a basic Sotho term that means they will hurt you. It is also a warning to the guys that girls are animals it's better to be single and drink alcohol

When you friends see that Amanda is going to play with your fellings, they simply use the term like
"🗣: Batla u hurda boy tlohella ngwanana enwa"

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