Word of the Day [04 Jul 2026]

Kenya

An East African hub for technology and tourism, famous for wildlife, Nairobi, and marathon runners.


Kenya's Maasai Mara hosts the annual wildebeest migration.

Mdlezana

Umdlezana is a Xhosa term for a mother of a new born baby.
Plural: Abadlezana


Unqabile because ngumdlezana kaloku.

Main Chick

The girl who is in a serious relationship with a guy, but that guy is casually dating other people (side chick).


I don't care what he does oksalayo I am the main chick.


Plug

plug is a word used by Xhosa people that means HIV & AIDS


yho njayam lawei ine plug

Catcha

To catch feelings for someone. Catchile


Ngizo catcha if this guy continues to be this good to me.


Coco

Another term that refers to Covid-19.


This coco has made things difficult for everyone.

Side chick

A side chick is a girl that is being dated by a guy who is in a serious relationship with someone else (main chick).


The girl he was with is his side chick.


Indoda

Indoda is another term for God🥲


Indoda yinkulu yehlabathi.

Nges

These Cameroonian,male or female who are specialized in the act of scamming


Pablo is a nges boy


Nigeria

Africa's most populous country and largest economy, with oil wealth and vibrant creative industries.


Nollywood, Nigeria's film industry, produces more movies annually than Hollywood.

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.




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