April SA word challenge! (Nominations)

[Lu]

Here you can nominate any word that is proudly South African for us to read in April.

Then we take the word we voted on and read a book starting with a letter in the word, or a author's name/surname that starts with the letter.

For example:

Z -
U - Uglies
L - Lover Eternal
U -

Nominations will be open until 10th of March.

[[deleted user]]

Ok I nominate a proudly SA word... Jol

[Lu]

Still thinking of one :P

[Shannon SA]

Just started reading The Restless Supermarket by Ivan Vladislavic, set in Hillbrow "during the tumultuous years of apartheid's demise", and the OKE is having a DOP, so I'd like to nominate those two (if I may have two?) :0)

[Lerize]

BLIKSEM

[[deleted user]]

hahaha love those words! Oke and dop...
What about Poppie, as in "she's a nice poppie that one" :)

[Lu]

Shannon wrote: "so I'd like to nominate those tw..."

Sure :)

Niecole wrote: What about Poppie, as in "she's a nice poppie that one" :)"

I like Poppie!

[[deleted user]]

Yes, Poppie is sweet... :)
And loads of people in SA use that word.

[Lauren]

Shannon wrote: "Just started reading The Restless Supermarket by Ivan Vladislavic"

Ivan Vladislavic!!!

I was trying so hard to remember that name the other day and I just couldn't. Drove me crazy.

Would you recommend his book(s) Shannon?

[Lu]

Ok how about JAGS - "horny". May also mean "crazy" or "mad". Examples: Person A: I want to get robbed Person B: Are you jags?

[Lauren]

Lu wrote: "Ok how about JAGS - "horny". May also mean "crazy" or "mad". Examples: Person A: I want to get robbed Person B: Are you jags?"

Is that 'JAS'? At least, that's how I always heard it used in Cape Town, although I also been told that some slang is a bit different in CT.

[Lu]

Nope its Jags :)

[[deleted user]]

haha thats a good word!
Ok I thought of more yesterday, nice good afrikaans words
Kiekie meaning photograph
Makietie meaning party

[Lu]

Lol you can choose 2 :P

[Shannon SA]

Lauren wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Just started reading The Restless Supermarket by Ivan Vladislavic"

Ivan Vladislavic!!!

I was trying so hard to remember that name the other day and I just couldn't. Drove me crazy..."

Hi Lauren, I'm holding judgement for now - this is the first one of his that I've tried, and I put it aside after about 30 pages - I got the feeling that he was just writing to show off his knowledge of South African words/terms, places, names etc, and that irritated me. But it might just have been that I was in the wrong mood, so to be fair, I will try it again sometime.

[[deleted user]]

What about Bru... as in "jis my bru, how are you doing??" meaning my brother...

[[deleted user]]

Sorry I'm getting carried away, but I think as living in the Western Cape we tend to have just a tad more interesting words here hehe

[Lu]

Ok a Summary:


Niecole - Jol
- Poppie
- Kiekie
- Makietie
- Bru
Shannon - OKE
- DOP
Lerize - BLIKSEM
Lu - JAGS

Lol ok So Niecole has been over excited! Which is awesome, but you still need to choose 2 :P

[[deleted user]]

Ah ok if I have to :)
Kiekie and Poppie

[Lu]

hehe ty :)

[Lu]

My second one: SKULP - Shell

[[deleted user]]

Ooh thats pretty...

[[deleted user]]

I've got so many... But I'll keep them for another month

[Lu]

Poll is up: http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/31...