woza-woza, noun

Origin:
IsiZulu, EnglishShow more IsiZulu iwozawoza incentive, attraction, inducement; also transferred sense (in the sense which has passed into English); formed on noun prefix i- + -wozawoza, a reduplication of woza, see woza.
colloquial
In urban (especially township) English: a magical ingredient supposedly added to food or drink at a drinking establishment to cast a spell which will induce customers to return in future. Also attributive.
1976 K.M.C. Motsisi in M. Mutloatse Casey & Co. (1978) 62Kid Pancholla grabs the scale when it is brought and says he would like to take out the medicine or the woza-woza from out of the concoctional brew.
1982 M. Mzamane Children of Soweto 13Shebeen queens were known to cast a spell on their customers with woza-woza and other potent concotions to keep them hooked on their alcohol.
1987 Learn & Teach No.2, 14Some people say I am using ‘woza-woza’ muti to bring customers to my backyard. But that is not true. People come because I cook well and my food is cheap.
a magical ingredient supposedly added to food or drink at a drinking establishment to cast a spell which will induce customers to return in future. Also attributive.
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