Tag: SouthAfrica

https://www.thekiffness.com/2019/kiff-added-to-the-oxford-dictionary-along-with-23-other-south-african-words

The words:

• amakhosi, n. – collective term of Xhosa and Zulu origin for tribal leaders or chiefs in traditional Nguni societies
• bunny chow, n. – a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry, a popular takeaway dish among South Africans.
• deurmekaar, adj. – something that is confused, muddled, or mixed up
• district surgeon, n.
• dwaal, n. – referring to a dreamy, dazed, or absent-minded state, frequently used in the phrase in a dwaal
• eina, int. and n. – an interjection expressing sharp pain or distress
• gumboot dance, n. – a style of dance where the dancer incorporates the sound of their rubber boots
• howzit, int. – a casual greeting of ‘how’s it going?’
• ingcibi, n. – a Xhosa word for a person who performs circumcisions on young men as part of a traditional rite of passage
• ja, adv. – Yes
• ja well no fine, phr. – a non-committal, resigned, or ironic ‘whatever’ expressed as ‘ja well no fine’, pronounced quickly, almost as one word.
• kasi, n. and adj.
• kif, adj. – meaning cool or sometimes used as a term of agreement
• Mzansi, n. – the Xhosa name for South Africa, also meaning South Africans as a people.
• sakkie-sakkie, adj. and n.
• sarmie, n. – a sandwich
• shackland, n.
• skedonk, n. – an old, dilapidated car
• spaza, n. – is a small, unlicensed shop in a township, usually one run from a person’s house.
• tickey box, n.
• toyi-toyi, n. and v. – the name of a dance-like movement usually performed with chanting or singing during marches or rallies.
• traditional healer, n.
• ubuntu, n. – a word signifying the fundamental values of humanity or of Africanness, also borrowed partly from Xhosa and partly from Zulu.
• voetstoots, adv. and adj. – a legal term describing the buying or selling of items in their existing condition, also used more generally to describe actions carried out unconditionally, without reservation or qualification.
• Wine of Origin, n. -(abbreviated W.O.), which is used to designate wines that are officially certified as originating from a recognized region or estate and guaranteed as being of the specified vintage and grape variety.

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