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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

Shawty

[n] [eng] man

E.g. 1. Lets get steppin shawty. [Lets go man]

E.g. 2. Shawty is clad in red skitz. [Dude is wearig red shoes]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Memba

[n] [nd] boy or man

E.g. 1. Imemba le yaginya isepa. [This dude is just daft.]

E.g. 2. Imemba yakho iyisitabane. [Your friend is a faggot.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Exce

[n] [eng] man

E.g. 1. Exce pass da hooch. [Man, pass me the beer]

E.g. 2. Exce,we chillin wassup. [Man,we relaxing,what is going down]

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Jale

[n] [sh] Brother.

E.g. 1. Jale yapinda ndakabata bhomba ndikakwata. (My brother budged in while I was holding a bottle of beer and I was afraid.)

E.g. 2. Jale yepanekaz yatila. (The man from the next door has passed away.)

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