South African slang for the girlfriend or mistress of a married man — specifically used in township and Black South African communities to describe an extramarital romantic partner.
South African slang for the girlfriend or mistress of a married man — specifically used in township and Black South African communities to describe an extramarital romantic partner. It's a loaded word with real cultural weight: it acknowledges a widespread social phenomenon while carrying a mix of condemnation, gossip, and sometimes dark humor. The term is widely understood across South Africa and appears in music, literature, and everyday conversation as shorthand for a complicated and often painful situation.
Everyone in the neighborhood knew she was his nyatsi, even though he'd never admit it to his wife.
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(South Africa, crude, slang) to have sexual intercourse; fuck.
South African slang borrowed from Afrikaans meaning a woman or wife. Used across South Africa in casual conversation, 'vrou' (pronounced 'froh') has crossed language lines and appears in South African English, particularly among Afrikaans-speaking communities. It can refer to any woman in a general sense or specifically to one's wife or partner. Like many Afrikaans words that have filtered into South African English, it carries a warm, familiar, everyday quality.
(South Africa, slang) A youth; a young person, especially male.
(AAVE, slang, derogatory) A man who is secretly dating a woman who is already in a more serious relationship.
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(South Africa) The mistress of a married man.
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