The Usuzwile Mkhozi crew has always insisted that English ha'etshwane le sekgowa.
The Usuzwile Mkhozi crew has always insisted that English ha'etshwane le sekgowa.
Here's why...
Top 10 English words only black South Africans know the proper meaning of:
10. Groovy
Real meaning: Very pleasing
Black meaning: 340ml soft drink can;
9. Cold drink (pronounced coldrink)
Real meaning: Opposite of hot drink
Black meaning: Any soft drink, especially Coke;
8. Scuff tin
Real meaning: Scuff - Mark resulting from scraping; Tin - can
Black meaning: Lunch box;
7. Ball pen (pronounced bolpen)
Real meaning: Ball point pen
Black meaning: Any pen;
6. I'm sure (pronounced Amsho)
Real meaning: I'm certain
Black meaning: Maybe;
5. Gym Dress (pronounced jimdress)
Real meaning: Gym - gymnasium; Dress - Women's clothing
Black meaning: Girls' school dress or uniform;
4. Double up (pronounced Dablap)
Real meaning: Twice as much in size
Black meaning: Short cut;
3. Straight Back
Real meaning: Extending continuously in a backwards direction without curving
Black meaning: Corn rows;
2. Relax
Real meaning: Calm down
Black meaning: Chemical hair straightening;
And the prize goes to...
1. Pushback
Real meaning: Cause to move back by force or influence
Black meaning: Very popular hairstyle where hair is combed away from face.
Lifetime award winners:
l Growth
Real Meaning - Process of growing
Black Meaning - The natural hair when your hair hasn't been relaxed in a long time
l Blind
Real meaning - Lacking sight
Black meaning - Very bad as in "real bad", and can also be understood to mean very good, or sharp!
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The Usuzwile Mkhozi crew has always insisted that English ha'etshwane le sekgowa.
The Usuzwile Mkhozi crew has always insisted that English ha'etshwane le sekgowa.
Here's why...
Top 10 English words only black South Africans know the proper meaning of:
10. Groovy
Real meaning: Very pleasing
Black meaning: 340ml soft drink can;
9. Cold drink (pronounced coldrink)
Real meaning: Opposite of hot drink
Black meaning: Any soft drink, especially Coke;
8. Scuff tin
Real meaning: Scuff - Mark resulting from scraping; Tin - can
Black meaning: Lunch box;
7. Ball pen (pronounced bolpen)
Real meaning: Ball point pen
Black meaning: Any pen;
6. I'm sure (pronounced Amsho)
Real meaning: I'm certain
Black meaning: Maybe;
5. Gym Dress (pronounced jimdress)
Real meaning: Gym - gymnasium; Dress - Women's clothing
Black meaning: Girls' school dress or uniform;
4. Double up (pronounced Dablap)
Real meaning: Twice as much in size
Black meaning: Short cut;
3. Straight Back
Real meaning: Extending continuously in a backwards direction without curving
Black meaning: Corn rows;
2. Relax
Real meaning: Calm down
Black meaning: Chemical hair straightening;
And the prize goes to...
1. Pushback
Real meaning: Cause to move back by force or influence
Black meaning: Very popular hairstyle where hair is combed away from face.
Lifetime award winners:
l Growth
Real Meaning - Process of growing
Black Meaning - The natural hair when your hair hasn't been relaxed in a long time
l Blind
Real meaning - Lacking sight
Black meaning - Very bad as in "real bad", and can also be understood to mean very good, or sharp!
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