"gwaai" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|-}} Afrikaans Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} gwaai
  1. (South Africa, slang) A cigarette. Tags: South-Africa, slang Categories (topical): Smoking

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          "ref": "1997, Barney Simon, Born in the Rsa: Four Workshopped Plays, page 27",
          "text": "Husband's under water so she hassles with her laaities, starts lagging with her buddies and lights herself a gwaai.",
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          "ref": "2012, Jason Wallace, Out of Shadows, page 121",
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          "ref": "2013, Hagen Engler, Marrying Black Girls for Guys Who Aren't Black, page 168",
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