Mihlali Ndamase Adds Another New Lockdown Word To The List

We started with “quarantine,” then “entanglement” and now “fundekela.”

By ZAlebs | 19.07.2020 | Mihlali Ndamase | Drama Last Updated On 20.04.2026

Mihlali Ndamase Adds Another New Lockdown Word To The List
The Twitter streets were a mess when Mihlali Ndamase educated the masses on a new term to add the growing list of terms we have had to learn during this lockdown.

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The Mihlali N YouTube channel creator took to Twitter and wrote, “Please don’t fundekela me.” It wasn’t long until tweeps were asking what “fundekela” means. 

While Mihlali did not provide context or a meaning, other tweeps took turns sharing what they think it means. To date we are still not certain, but at least we know one more lockdown term to use when we get out of this.
Image credit: Instagram @mihlali_n
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Published on 19.07.2020
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