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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

Nanka

[vb] [nd] smack

E.g. 1. Zayinanka izama ukuntshontsha iratu likama hobho. [He was smacked after being caught trying to steal the guards shoe.]

E.g. 2. Ziyianke yazeyabiza umasalu. [ He got smacked so hard that he called for his mother.]

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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, October 15th, 2009

Smack

[v] [eng] Beat.

E.g. 1. I’ll smack that face. (I’ll beat you up in the face.)

E.g. 2. Smack that money maker. (Start up the slot machine.)

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