Do you think you were on Trend this year? Here's a list of words/phrases that trended in 2019
According to Pan SA Language Board, music along with heavy social issues of injustice, looting and femicide gave us more phrases this year.
2019 has not been an easy year for South Africans, Amid all the turmoil Mzansi managed to add new words on their vocabulary, to complete your December mood it's best you brush up on the below terms.
We're within
Made by one of South Africa’s style icon, Bonang Matheba from her popular reality show Being Bonang, from Moghel to we are within, it seems like Bonang is aligning her Bonang brand to the creation of phrases that take South Africa by storm.
Agrizzed
Angelo Agrizzi’s testimony at the state capture commission, left the internet talking for days, thereafter people came up with the term Agrizzed, which became a social media phenomenon when discussing the Zondo commission or anything.
#AmINext
South Africa was hit by an increase in murders, looting, and kidnappings which left everyone in fear, mostly women. After the news broke that a UCT student has been raped and murdered, a suspect was arrested for the allegations, that sparked the #AmINext hashtag.
You are reaching
This phrase is used when you feel someone is pushing their luck when that happens to you, the phrase "You are reaching" right now is fitting to use"
Woke
According to Global Language Monitor, woke is the top trending of 2019. In 2019 Language became progressive, ever heard of the term progressive lingo? It's designed to offer an easier way to steadily build up your vocabulary. Woke’ is describes as an epiphany-like experience, where one is awakened to the call of social justice — and the failures of the past.