Word of the Day [05 Nov 2026]

Qobelo

Iqobelo is a term that means something is real or authentic.


Come buy from me, I only sell iqobelo.

Atchar

A spicy relish of Indian origin, much like a mix between chutney and a pickle and usually made from green mangoes.


I eat everything with atchar 🤞🏽

Iyeza

Iyeza is anything and everything that heals.


Ina iyeza, sela iyeza.


bomma

is a pedi name that's usually uttered by stingy limpopian males when refusing to give huns the money.


"Ke bea Bomma pele"

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Skoli

Skoli is a term mostly use in Cape Town that means a thief.


You should be careful when walking here, there's a lot of skolis.


Moffie

A derogatory Afrikaans slang term for a gay person. Similar to the word faggot in English.


You don’t watch football? ⚽️ you might be a moffie

POTUS

President Of The United States


The new POTUS is Joe Biden.


Skipa

Skipa is a South African term for a T-shirt.


I need to buy that GALXBOY skipa very soon.

Frontal

A frontal refers to a hairpiece that has a strip of material which runs from ear to ear.


Every girl deserves ifrontal this December.


Skopas

Term mostly used in the Northern parts of the country to refer to sweet flavoured and coloured popcorns.
Some parts of the country call them amaKip-kip


I bought my nephews some skopas from the Spaza shop.

FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out.


I didn't go out on Friday and the way I was suffering from FOMO.




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