diski, noun

Origin:: Township slang for a soccer ball.

colloquial

1. Soccer.

2001 Financial Mail 18 May (AdFocus/Supplement) 156Leo Burnett’s answer was to showcase diski, the name used to describe township soccer where personal style and flair are valued above teamwork.

2014 chamberofmines.org.za (DSAE Corpus)When you play soccer, diski, football (or whatever you call it in your part of the world), you have to have good game-sense and also communicate well.

2. In full diski dance A dance which imitates soccer moves, popularized during the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was hosted by South Africa.

2010 af.mil.za (DSAE Corpus)An amazing soccer diski dance group followed the prayer.

2014 vukuzenzele.gov.za (DSAE Corpus)South Africa is set to get the world jiving to an African rhythm with the diski dance to celebrate the first ever FIFA World Cup on the African continent.

3. rare. A soccer ball.

2014 clubx.co.za (DSAE Corpus)You don’t have to make the first team to have fun with your feet just kick the diski around with your mates.

Soccer.

In full diski danceA dance which imitates soccer moves, popularized during the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was hosted by South Africa.

A soccer ball.

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