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not understanding. What needs to embarrass you is that you don’t even understand black South African English such as “the Chicco” (German cut) or the “Zola Budd” (the Toyota Hi-Ace minibus taxi from the ’80s) or the “Mellow Yellow” (the yellow anti-riot vans from the ’80s).

And don’t get me started on the “pharas”, the Durban term for street kids — an abbreviation of “parasites”. E-mail lifestyle@sundaytimes.co.za On Twitter @NdumisoNgcobo