Wenties Slang

A quick list of some commonly heard words in the Wentworth area.

Aunty: n. term of respect for older women
Bali: n. an old man
Bra: n. friend (also, "bru")
Buckled: adj. married
Cherry: n. a girl or woman
Choon: v. to talk or tell
Crown: n. money
Dalla: v. (Zulu) to make or create
Doss: v. to sleep
Eish: int. Expresses pleasant surprise
Ek se: (Afrikaans) literally, "I say"
Fro: n. (Afrikaans) wife
Graaf: n. (Afrikaans) a job or duty
Gwara: v to tease relentlessly, unmercifully.
Gulley: n. ‘hood
Hayibo: int. Expresses disagreement, shock, disdain, unbelief
Heavies: adj. hectic; too much
Hundreds: n. Very good
Jol: n. a club; v. to date casually, or to cheat on one’s partner
Klap: v. (Afrikaans) to hit
Lekker: adj. (Afrikaans) nice; pleasant
Laaitie: n. (Afrikaans) a child; a younger person
Ma: n. mother; an attractive young lady
Marcher: n. money
Min: adj. not worried
Minerals: n. soda
Naar: adj. (Afrikaans) to express severe irritation or disgust
Nix: the person who says this has the right not to share
Ou: n. a man
Over-overing: v. to repeat oneself, to do to excess beyond a proper limit; to overindulge in
The paanies: n. rain
Posi: n. home
Raw: adj. Uncouth or uncivilized; lacking social grace
Robot: n. Traffic light
Skaapie: adj. (Afrikaans) a follower (literally ‘sheep’)
Shot: adj. an exclamation of thanks
Skraal: adj. hungry
Smaak: v. to take pleasure in; find agreeable or congenial
Stekkie: n. a girl or woman
Takkies: n. sneakers or running shoes
‘Up the pole’: pregnant
Vito: n. a white person (abbr.: vit)
Vy: v. to go
What kind?: – ‘How are you?’