Tsotsi
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Pronounced tss-ot-see. A slang word common to most Southern African languages, a tsotsi is a person who is a [rogue], a mischief-maker, a criminal, a bad element.
A synonym is [skelm], pronounced skel-em, which has its roots in [Afrikaans] (and thus Dutch).
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A young urban criminal, especially one from a township area.
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