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pantsula

Pronunciation: /pantˈsuːlə/
Definition of pantsula

noun (plural pantsulas or mapantsula)

South African informal
  • 1a fashionable young urban black person, especially a man: the cheapest pair of shoes you’ll find worn by a pantsula cost about 150 rand
  • 2 [mass noun] a dance style in which each person performs a solo turn within a circle of dancers doing a repetitive, shuffling step.

Origin:

perhaps related to Zulu p(h)ansula 'strike sharply (with a whip)', with reference to elements of the dance style

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