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November 5th, 2009

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Wassup

[interj] [eng] hello

E.g. 1. Wassup, where you been. [Hello, long time no see]

E.g. 2. If you see da dude holla wassup. [If you see him,tell him i said hello]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Uyangithola

[vb] [nd] understand

E.g. 1. Ngizakufaka umthezula nxa ufuna ukuzenzisa, uyangithola. [I will slap you if you trying to be funny, understand.]

E.g. 2. Unanzelele omahotsha, uyangithola. [Beware of prostitutes, do you understand me.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Umadanso

[n] [nd] party

E.g. 1. Into zemdanso ziyahlupha. [This business of parties is a stress.]

E.g. 2. Imdanso yalezinsuku iyethusa. [Parties of nowadays are scary.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Uhata

[n] [nd] cop

E.g. 1. Ohata bajume umebraz etshuksa inzoli. [The cops caught my bro in the act smoking weed.]

E.g. 2. Ohata banthontshe amakhasi amabanana. [Some cops just stole banana peels.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Topi

[n] [nd] father

E.g. 1. Vaya topi uyamaya. [Go away old man, you are a screw up.]

E.g. 2. Utopi waginya ibhobha yikho engela mazinyo. [My dad swallowed a bomb, that is why he lost his teeth.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Strap

[n] [eng] walk

E.g. 1. We gonna strap round da block. [Lets walk round your hood]

E.g. 2. Aint no sweat in strappin. [I dont see the problem with walking.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Stick up

[n] [eng] robbery

E.g. 1. Niggaz stuck up a 70 year old lady. [A 70 year old lady got robbed]

E.g. 2. Stik ups stage at gigs. [Most robberies occur during parties.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Snitch

[n] [eng] sellout

E.g. 1. If that nigga aint snitch we ok. [We ok as long as we do not get sold out]

E.g. 2. Aint no snitch get tolerated onda block. [Sellouts are not to set foot on the streets]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Smack

[n] [eng] beat

E.g. 1. Pigs can smack a thief stupid. [Cops are good at smacking thieves]

E.g. 2. Smack that money maker. [Start the slot machine]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Skhokho

[n] [nd] gangsta

E.g. 1. Undoda lo uyisikhokho, wadabura ipoti ngesitina. [This dude is a gangsta, he placed a brick on a policemans head.]

E.g. 2. Izikhokho zalamuhla sezivaya e cast. [Gangstaz of today even go to church.]

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