A colloquial and sometimes controversial South African slang term historically used to refer to a person of Indian descent, often carrying complex cultural or derogatory connotations depending on the context.
Example
He grew up in Chatsworth and proudly identifies as a charou who loves hot mutton curry and playing Thunee.
A large working-class suburb in south-west Durban, created in the 1960s under apartheid as an Indian group area, the largest such township until the establishment of Phoenix in north Durban.
Example
Let's go see my bro in Chatsworth
Ekamela is place called kame under Siyabuswa in mpumalanga
Example
Is Skamelian Man from Ekamela
An exclamation used when the effects of weed, lean, alcohol, or another intoxicating substance suddenly kick in strongly. It expresses that moment when you feel yourself going into “second gear” and the high/intoxication hits noticeably harder.
Example
*You feel yourself tripping* “Gidli”
To tweak, act irrationally, or do/say something crazy, stupid, or out of pocket. It can refer to someone being under the influence of substances such as weed or lean, but can also be used when someone is completely sober and simply acting ridiculous.
Example
“Lomjitha uyablipa”
“Stop bliparing”
Khofonoza is a term used to refer to a vagina.
Example
Ngifuna ikhofonoza namuhla.
I want vagina today.
Isimbi is the steel
Example
Baberegisa isimbi Ekhaya
They used a steel at Home
Pronunciation
by Anti Devil
Irarho is a ass
Example
Irarho laka baba belibuhlungu
A ass of the father was painful
Pronunciation
by Anti Devil
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