Gwaai

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cigarette. South-Africa, slang

    "Husband's under water so she hassles with her laaities, starts lagging with her buddies and lights herself a gwaai."

Synonyms

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cigarettefagscag

Example

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"Husband's under water so she hassles with her laaities, starts lagging with her buddies and lights herself a gwaai."

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans.

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