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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Gxoba

[vb] [nd] beat

E.g. 1. Indoda zingagxobani so emdansweni kaboyz. [Niggaz beat each other up at my young brothers gig.]

E.g. 2. Umasalu uyakugxoba noma uyindoda. [My mom will beat you up even if you are a grown man.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Gwash

[n] [eng] school

E.g. 1. That barlie at gwash is a stess. [That teacher at school is a mothfull]

E.g. 2. I aint cutting to gwash 2dae. [I am not going to school today]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Gig

[n] [eng] party

E.g. 1. This gig is bootin exce. [This party is on fire]

E.g. 2. That was a snitch gig. [That party was pathetic]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Gat

[n] [eng] gun

E.g. 1. Poppin gats aint da way 2 solve probz. [Gunning yourself is not the way out of problems]

E.g. 2. Pigz used rubber gats to cloud 9 rowdy supotaz. [Cops used rubber guns to stop violent supporters.

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

G

[n] [eng] gangster

E.g. 1. Gz tok da tok n wok da wok. [Gangstaz use actions in place of words.]

E.g. 2. The realest Gz hold their own down. [True gangstaz can handle their business]

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Gosimbi

[n] [sh] Church

E.g. 1. Ndokubata kugosimbi. (I’ll see you at church.)

E.g. 2. Mhomhara yavhaya kugosimbi. (Mom has already gone to church.)

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Gas

[n] [eng] Beer

E.g. 1. Are you in any mood for gas?

E.g. 2. Let’s go and have gas at the pub.

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Gunguwo

[n] [sh] Black and white Television.

E.g. 1. Gunguwo rangu harichabati masaisai. (My black and white television has lost transmission.

E.g. 2. Haisisiri nguva yekuona makunguwo ino, ilukaz. (This is no longer the age for black and white televisions, it’s embarassing.)

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Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Grind

[v] [eng] Work. Job

E.g. 1. Gonna hook up after the grind. (We will meet after work.)

E.g. 2. Think you can grind garden now? (Do you think you can work on the garden now?)

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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Gen’a

[n] [sh] Friends. Collegues.

E.g. 1. Gen’a tirikuvhaya here? (Guys are we going?)

E.g. 2. Gen’a rangu rakakora. (My friends are tight.)

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