URBAN DICTIONARY
By Bryana Chifunyise
The urban dictionary is
the dictionary that
contains all the,
according to English
teachers, “colloquial”
language which we
youngsters call “slang”.
Used daily in our
different spheres of
society especially in
socialisation on social
media platforms, texts
and even in
conversations.
Constantly evolving
from generation to
generation and now web
based, we at Groove
magazine want to bridge
a few gaps so that no one
is lost in translation.
NB: Please use appropriate
language and registers when
one is in formal surroundings
e.g. school, office, etc. and when
around elder s and respectable
members of society.
Word
Gwan
Meaning Story
URBAN DICTIONARY
Defining urban lingo
Example: “So dude, what’s
the gwan with that daej? She
seems a bit uptight.”
“There’s no gwans, dude.
She’s just lliched.”
Word
Twapa
Meaning What’s up?
Example: Lee: “Twapa?”
Nick: ”Thuning man!
Twapa?”
Word
Zaps
Meaning Electricity
Example “It’s dark here. The
zaps just went out”
Word
Burg
Meaning The central
business district, town
Example “Are you jumping
into burg today?”
Word
Rack
Meaning Car
Example “Have you seen the
latest Range Rover rack? It’s
sick man!”
TEXT
Lol laugh out loud
L2M listening to music
TTYL talk to you later
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