botsotsos, plural noun

/bɔˈtsɔtsɔs/
Forms:
Also botsosos, potso-tsos, and with initial capital.
Origin:
Isicamtho, Sotho, Setswana, EnglishShow more Isicamtho, from Sotho and Setswana, noun prefix bo- + -tsotso, probably adaptation of tsotsi + English plural suffix -s.
slang
Especially in township English: narrow stove-pipe trousers worn by girls and women.
1978 Voice 8 Nov. 2I am worried about our Black sisters...It gave me a frightening shock to see some of them wearing the so-called ‘Botsotsos’, with horrible make-ups [sic] on their faces, going around with Whites.
1981 K. Mashishi in Staffrider Vol.3 No.4, 7Guide us to righteousness Take us back to our Africa Away from the Botsotsos Back to our tradition Away from skyscrapers.
1982 Pace June 133Nomvula Madesi will have nothing of the Goray Skirt, ‘I stick to my potso-tsos, sorry baby.’
1982 W.S. Mthethwa in Staffrider Vol.5 No.2, 9Some chicks in see-through dresses and botsotsos, some in typical traditional dresses and some dressed as responsible ladies.
1983 I.T. Mnisi in Frontline Sept. 6The old generation used to wear skins of animals, but today we see miracles. People wear ‘Botsotsos’. This is the moment of civilization.
narrow stove-pipe trousers worn by girls and women.
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