Dirty Dancing, Duh!

Happy Easter Everyone!

So, if you haven't noticed yet, my Retro post names have been all retro or vintage slang..

I hope you're enjoying the challenge as much as I am.  I haven't been commenting as much as I'd want to because we're actually on holiday.  My family and I are enjoying a well-deserved beach holiday and I'm able to visit my mum and dad too.  Our internet signal isn't good at all, so I might not be posting again until Wednesday. 

It's great to see my folks, but I just wish they lived closer to me.  700km is really far to drive for a cuddle from yer Mum.

Back to the challenge....remember Patrick Swayze? 

The 80s dreamboat, who could wiggle his rear and be cool at the same time? Oh Yeah, Daddy-O! 

For you blokes....remember Jennifer Grey?...hot body, cute personality, but that schnos!?! 

Yeah, after she got the nose job, no one actually recognised her and no one gave her any other good film roles...poor thing.

I wanted to post a Depeche Mode song, but unfortunately I can't seem to access from our holiday destination :-(.

I will be back in the land of the Wi-Fi on Wednesday. 

Zol or Zamalek?

And this be the end of The 2014 April A to Z Blog Challenge.  I can't believe I got through it.  I visited over 150 blogs and commented on a good few of them.  

A brilliant and successful event that was well-organised by all and sundry.  Well, done Ninjalex.

Zol [pronounced zol] A South African homemade cigarette rolled with old newspaper or rizlas (likely marijuana-filled) joint (equivalent to American "doobie"), spliff, joint

Usage : Give us a toke on your zol, man

 

B flat below middle C

Vuvuzela [pronounced voo-voo-zella]  A long plastic trumpets blown by South African fans at football games, which are being talked up as the 12th man of the host team because they have the effect of deafening their opponents.

South Africans may be a conservative and reserved nation, but when it comes to supporting their favourite sports, they turn into instant hooligans.  And Hooligans with a really loud plastic trumpet, can become quite a fekkin' pain in the arse.  

In some countries the vuvuzela is banned because of its noise levels.  Nine English Premier League clubs have banned the device, they say due to health and safety reasons, I think its just coz its fucking annoying.

But its dead fun to play when you've had a few drinks to frighten your friends and neighbours!

Usage :  I thought I heard an angry swarm of bumblebees, but it was only the sound of vuvuzelas playing at the World Cup.

Yeah, the vuvuzela has been compared to the porn star, Jenna Jameson - plastic, horny and makes a hell of a noise whilst blowing.





 

Ubuntu

The word of Ubuntu is very difficult to explain in one word in English. Some people say it means "humaness, to be human", some describe it as "Humanity in humility" or humanity to others.

"I am because you are," is the deep meaning of Ubuntu, a traditional African philosophy recognizing the shared essence within humanity and life.

Takkie Tsotsie To Die For

 "Takkies" (pronounced tack–ees) has two different meanings a rubber-soled canvas sports shoe or a vehicle's tyre.  

So you know that pair of gleaming white, Nike or Adidas running shoes that you don for that soccer game with friends? South Africans simply call them takkies. We keep them super white, enabling us to keep them for years on end. 

Incidentally, they’re a rather popular piece of treasure for thieves. Forget your wallet stuffed with cash and credit cards.  The tsotsis (thieves) will want your takkies first.

Usage : Check out the fat takkies on that motorbike!

Hey Okes!

Southafricanisms is the topic and today's letter is O.


Oke, ou [prounounced oak or oh].  An informal  Southafricanism meaning a man, similar to "guy" or "bloke" or "dude" derived from "okie" the anglicized form of the Afrikaans word "outjie" or little chap.  The word "ou" can be used interchangeably.

Usage : You can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.

Credit Indieberries

Afrikaans, Nê

Today's Southafricanism is Nê

Nê [pronounced neh] informal exclamation. It means "Really?" or "is that so?" or "don't you agree?" or "izit?".   Often used dripping with sarcasm.



Used liberally by Afrikaans speakers for emphasis.  

Usage:  “I went to the shop, nê, and I bought some milk, nê, and then I came home, nê…

or  

"That bakkie checks out lekker, nê?"

#Mampoorlifechoices

We're half way, Plonkers!

Can you believe we made it this far?  Normally by now, during the A to Z Blog Challenge, I'm loosing momentum and some of my hair!  This year, I actually prepared and scheduled some of my posts in advance.  That's not cheating izit?  Naaah...

Today's letter is M, which means today's Southafricanism is 

Mampoer [pronounced mum-poo-er]. Mampoer is extremely potent brandy made from peaches or other fruit, similar to American moonshine.  It is often referred to as witblitz (White Lightening) or dooringdraad (barbed wire) because some of the mampoer bottles have barbed wire wrapped around them.  You should actually take heed of this warning.  It is there for a reason. Beware.

Mampoer is often masked by different fruity flavours, sometimes even chocolate, mint or toffee.  Even so, it still tastes like paint stripper and kicks like a fekkin' mule!

Not for the feint-hearted and could cause instant liver failure.
 

Local is Lekkerrrrrrrrrrr

Lekker [pronounced lekk-irr with a rolling r].  From the Afrikaans word for delicious.  Lekker means nice, cool, fun or tasty.

Lekker is a commonly used word in the Dutch language that is more similar to the word English word luscious than the word tasty. Lekker is used to denote something delicious or sweet, and is more commonly used by the under 30 crowd as a term for a woman having sex appeal.  Lekker, like luscious, has a sexual connotation. In South Africa, however, lekker has primarily been used in place of the English terms "cool" or "sweet," with a much more broad, less sexual, undertone.

Usage: “We had a lekker time last night.” 

or

"Hey I just found 100 bucks! Lekker man..."  

or 

"That chick in the bikini checks out lekker hey?"

 

Kwela is Kwaai

We are almost half-way through the A to Z Blog Challenge *going laaik a boeing*

Today's Southafricanism is:

Kwela [pronounced kw-eh-la].  A popular form of township music from the 1950s, based on the pennywhistle, a cheap and simple instrument taken up by street performers.  The term kwela

comes from the isiZulu for "get up", though in township slang it also referred to the police vans, the kwela-kwela.   It is said that the young men who played the pennywhistle on street corners also acted as lookouts to warn those drinking in illegal shebeens of the arrival of the cops.

Check out Lemmy Mabaso who was famous for this type of music.

Just-Now Jol

Happy Friday, Plonkers

Be Patient

South Africans have their own time and are famous for their more relaxed attitude to time and time management.  Laaik Shwaah, hey?

Today is the letter J for the A to Z Blog challenge and were are going to discuss the phrases, "Just-now" and "now-now".

These two Southafricanisms denote varying levels of urgency. 

Just-now means a bit later i.e shortly or in a bit, whereas now-now means a little more immediate.

Usage :  Are you coming to Jason's braai?  Sure, I'll be there just-now.

Phoning someone “now-now” is sooner than “now” or “just-now” but not as soon as “right now”. 

It may seem rather confusing at first, but we have brilliant safaris and people who do our fekkin' ironing.  Geezo, it's blerrie paradise.

Either adapt and learn, or just smile and wave, bru.

A to Z Blog Challenge April 2014

 

I'm taking part in the A to Z Blog Challenge this April and I have a theme thought out, I have began scheduling posts...not over-taking myself just yet.

There is still time to sign up for the challenge.

I will be revealing my theme soon.

My Big Reveal

Oh and it's not me flashing my titties,okay...  Dirty Bastids!

Its The Big Reveal hosted by Mina Lobo - Goth Mom Lite and David Macauly, who are doing a Blog Hop within a Blog Hop to reveal your A to Z Blog Challenge Theme before we start on 1 April.   

If you you're not signed up for the A to Z Blog Challenge in April 2013, then you can't take part in The Big Reveal Hop, so go and read up all about the April A to Z Blog Challenge and sign up HERE!  It's always a riot.

 


Join up and reveal your secret.  Mine's a stoater!

See you on 21 March.