Charou
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A colloquial and sometimes controversial South African slang term historically used to refer to a person of Indian descent, often carrying complex cultural or derogatory connotations depending on the context.
Example
He grew up in Chatsworth and proudly identifies as a charou who loves hot mutton curry and playing Thunee.
Chatsworth
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A large working-class suburb in south-west Durban, created in the 1960s under apartheid as an Indian group area, the largest such township until the establishment of Phoenix in north Durban.
Example
Let's go see my bro in Chatsworth
Thunee
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A highly popular, fast-paced trick-taking card game that originated among the Indian South African community in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Example
I like playing some thunee with my friends.
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