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Dirtbin Lingo – I miss it.
One of the reasons I love my mate ExMi is because she’s a Durbanite at heart, like me. Although we’ve both settled into Hoburg life, our roots will forever remain that which is humid.
Whenever I go to the coast I pick up the lingo within a split second of being around my homies, this is something I noticed over my holiday in December. Some of the things I have had to explain to Jon go as follows:
Rash: Stop rashin’ me, bru. <- you happen to be irritating the bejesus out of me. Halt.
Tjoon: I’m gonna tjoon him when I see him ‘gen <- The next time he is in my company, I’ll let him know how I feel, vehemently.
China: She’s my china, vatachillpill. <- I consider her a close and personal friend. Don’t concern yourself over this, I’ll sort it out.
Watfor: Yus, bru I gave them watfor! <- My friend, I gave them a very strong talking to, promise.
Oath! <- you may trust me with your life, I’m telling the utmost truth about this.
Can you think of any I’ve left out?
11 Comments to “Dirtbin Lingo – I miss it.”
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China is definitely a word not used enough anymore.
I’m a real kieff and lank whore though :/ Besides bru of course.
Sacrilege! Durbanites do not say “kieff”! It’s KIFF. Like ‘if’ with a ‘K’.
Yar but us Capetonians have always gotta be pretentious don’t we?
Debbenites always seem to say “doll” in avery singsong way.
And also a thing noticed in Capetown is people say “heel” when they mean “hill, but Durbanites come closer to “hull”.
good lord! do we REALLY speak like that?!
*re-reads post*
ok, yes we do. we really do.
I’m originally from Peetooria and I can tell you the Tjoon, China & Watfor is English lingo there too. But when ever I’m in Durban I can’t wait to get me some Fush and Chups.
Hey! I dig Fush and Chups too, bru.
comments are too funny.
B – you know – from that humid place. (of which, it is not, today. Actually, quite flipping chilly!!)
BiancaW – isn’t it wonderful! I almost died on Sunday and Wednesday, no sweating today
I’ve lived in Durban my whole life but have never heard “rash” and “watfor” interesting…
I prefer not to use colloquialisms but it is good to know what they mean 
cant think of any slang (although have been told us durbanits often say “is it” a lot) but gotta add nothing beats the dbn bunnychow
sorry one last thing-nothing beats a good chip n cheez roti from johnies (sunrise hse of curries) after a hectic nite of partying
Deborah – dude, that place should be shut down!! I am sure it breaks every single health law in the book. That said – my husband IS still alive, after consuming too many of those things.