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tsotsis

tsotsis is the plural of tsotsi.

Meaning of tsotsi

Noun

tsotsi (plural tsotsis)

  1. (South Africa) A hoodlum or street thug, especially one from the townships; a township skollie.
    • A gang of tsotsis – hooligans – attacked a group of older men, and when the owner tried to throw them out they ran amok in the place, smashing everything in their way.1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 39

Questions about tsotsis

What is tsotsis the plural of?
Tsotsis is the plural of tsotsi.

Words near tsotsis in the dictionary

  1. tsotsi
  2. Tsotsil
  3. Tsotsile
  4. Tsotsiles
  5. Tsotsils
  6. tsotsis
  7. tsotsitaal
  8. tsotsitaals
  9. Tsou
  10. Tsouic
  11. tsoureki

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