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possibly from ‘syphilitic’. Also: siffbag, n. someone unhygienic (often abbreviated to ‘bag’).

7 rumour: undefined: can be used in any sense, in any tense and as any part of speech; meaning depends entirely on context (if meaning is, in fact, present). Some possible examples: ‘That student teacher is a rumour’ = ‘That student teacher is weird’; ‘I rumoured this chick last night’ = ‘I kissed this chick last night’; ‘I got rumoured by this chick last night’ = ‘I tried and failed to kiss this chick last night’; ‘Sports day is a total rumour’ = ‘Sports day is a total waste of time’; ‘It’s a rumour’ = ‘it’s true’ or ‘it’s false’ or meaningless.

8 wildlife: n. generic term covering any form of pornography (esp. videos) (e.g. ‘The Sixth Formers have got some wildlife.’). Origin: possibly from copious footage of wildebeest, hippos, hyenas, etc. mating in wildlife documentaries.

9 stubbs: n. a homosexual (derog.) (e.g. ‘That new matric is a stubbs.’). Origin: from Zulu isitabane = homosexual.

10 bugger: n. chap; bloke. Not an abusive term; does not mean homosexual; term of affection (e.g. ‘Howzit buggers’ or ‘That’s a good bugger.’).

11 timeless: adj. useless; inferior; out of fashion; pointless (e.g. ‘That concert was so timeless.’) Origin: from ‘out of time’/‘behind the times’?

12 Second Hands: term for sister school St Anne’s (derog.) (e.g. ‘Are you going to the Second Hands social on Saturday?’). Origin: implication that St Anne’s pupils are ‘loose’. i.e. They have all been ‘used’ and are thus second-hand.

13 jol: vi. to take (rave) drugs; to rave; to go clubbing (e.g. ‘Are you jolling on Saturday?’). From the general South African slang meaning to party/have a good time.

14 fresca: n. nothing; bugger-all (e.g. ‘How much studying have you put in for Afrikaans?’ Reply: ‘Fresca!’). Origin: from the 1990s soft-drink advertising slogan, Nothing tastes like Fresca!

15 club duvet: vi. to sleep; to take an afternoon nap (e.g. ‘I’m going to club duvet after lunch’, ‘I’ve been clubbing all afternoon.’). Also ‘club bed’.

16 winner: n. loser; someone unpopular; a social outcast. Origin: part of a lexical group where meaning is opposite to dictionary definition (see also handsome, mate, champion).