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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHOONGA

Imitative of the experience created by the drug.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WHOONGA

whoonga  [ˈwuːŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHOONGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whoonga is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHOONGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whoonga

Whoonga is a street drug that has allegedly come into widespread use in South Africa since 2010, mostly in the impoverished townships of Durban, although it is claimed to be appearing in other places in South Africa as well. The drug is said to contain HIV antiretroviral drugs, but analysis of samples shows no such content, and police have remarked that dealers are known to add "all sorts of stuff" to a drug to bulk it out.

Definition of whoonga in the English dictionary

The definition of whoonga in the dictionary is a narcotic substance smoked as a recreational drug in some parts of South Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHOONGA


anga
ˈʌŋɡə
anger
ˈæŋɡə
chimichanga
ˌtʃɪmɪˈtʃæŋɡə
conga
ˈkɒŋɡə
donga
ˈdɒŋɡə
finger
ˈfɪŋɡə
Ganga
ˈɡʌŋɡə
hunger
ˈhʌŋɡə
linger
ˈlɪŋɡə
longa
ˈlɒŋɡə
longer
ˈlɒŋɡə
manga
ˈmæŋɡə
Mpumalanga
mˈpʌmɑːlɑːŋɡə
pa´anga
pɑːˈɑːŋɡə
sangar
ˈsʌŋɡə
tanga
ˈtæŋɡə
Tange
ˈtæŋɡə
tonga
ˈtɒŋɡə
Tsonga
ˈtsɒŋɡə
Zamboanga
ˌzæmbəʊˈæŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHOONGA

whomever
whomp
whomp up
whomping
whomso
whomsoever
whoop
whoop it up
whoopee
whoopee cushion
whooper
whooper swan
whooping cough
whooping crane
whoopla
whoops
whoops-a-daisy
whoopsie
whoosh
whoosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHOONGA

Alba Longa
Albury-Wodonga
araponga
boonga
nihonga
ongaonga
ponga
Rarotonga
taonga
wonga
wonga-wonga

Synonyms and antonyms of whoonga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whoonga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHOONGA

Find out the translation of whoonga to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whoonga from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whoonga» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

whoonga
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whoonga
570 millions of speakers

English

whoonga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whoonga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whoonga
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whoonga
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whoonga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whoonga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whoonga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whoonga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

whoonga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whoonga
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whoonga
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whoonga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whoonga
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोणतो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whoonga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whoonga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whoonga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whoonga
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whoonga
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

whoonga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whoonga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whoonga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whoonga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whoonga

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHOONGA»

The term «whoonga» is used very little and occupies the 169.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whoonga

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHOONGA»

Discover the use of whoonga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whoonga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hegel’s Twilight: Liber Amicorum Discipulorumque Pro Heinz ...
In South Africa people trade in ARVS instead of using them as a means to control the HIV: 'whoonga' or 'wunga' is the drug in trade. It is a concoction of “dagga, the Stocrin antiretroviral and several other substances”.121 The methods of ...
Mogobe B. Ramose, 2013
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Ancestors and Antiretrovirals: The Biopolitics of HIV/AIDS ...
"Whoonga Is the Cruelest High.” Al Jazeera. October 22. http://blogs.aljazeera.net /africa/2010/10/22/whoonga-cruelest-high. Accessed on October 18, 2011. Human Rights Committee of South Africa. 2002. Press Release: "Forced Removals in ...
Claire Laurier Decoteau, 2013
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Vol 28: ...
The sidewalk whirred with native people, legitimate businessmen, pickpockets, whoonga pushers barking in French and tourists of all stripes. Music blared from a divertissquirt shop. The chaos reflected perfectly my mood. Anxiety. I had been  ...
L. Ron Hubbard, K.D. Wentworth, 2012
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Technology and Corruption: The Missing and Morbid Links of ...
It has been discovered that hoodlums and street drug addicts are now robbing AIDs sufferers in South Africa of their medicine, and smoking them as (Whoonga) drugs (Marwaha, 2010). The most significant thing about the attempt to curb the ...
Austin Aneke, 2012
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The Challenges Experienced by Non Governmental Organisations
The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the challenges experienced by non-governmental organisations with regards to the roll-out of ART, with an aim to facilitate strategy development to overcome the challenges and enhance the ...
Janet Michel, 2012
6
Crime in Africa: Crime in South Africa, Gangs in Africa, ...
It is the story of Nongoloza and Kilikijan. The entire story begins with a man named Po who was said to embody the interests of all black people. Po noticed that young men left their homelands and went to the mines never to return.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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Crime in Afric: Crime in South Africa, Gangs in Africa, ...
It is the story of Nongoloza and Kilikijan. The entire story begins with a man named Po who was said to embody the interests of all black people. Po noticed that young men left their homelands and went to the mines never to return.
Source: Wikipedia, 2011
8
Drug Culture: Recreational Drug Use, Beatnik, Recreational ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2011
9
Law Enforcement in South Afric: Koevoet, South African ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
10
Antiretroviral Drugs: Antiretroviral Drug, Protease ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHOONGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whoonga is used in the context of the following news items.
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PMB police target Whoonga dealers
Pietermaritzburg - Police have set up an undercover task team to track down major Whoonga drug kingpins in the city. It has emerged that the use of the highly ... «News24, Jun 15»
2
Whoonga addicts suspected as business goes up in flames
Firefighters work to subdue a fire that broke out in a building on Hoosen Haffejee Street. It is suspected that the fire was started by Whoonga addicts. PHOTO: ... «News24, Jun 15»
3
'Whoonga teen raping younger kids'
Furious mothers accused the 14-year-old suspect of being a whoonga addict. “Our children are so scared now, as he is still around,” said one mother. «Independent Online, May 15»
4
KZN youth fall under whoonga spell
Whoonga (sometimes spelt “wunga'), also known as nyaope or BoMkon, comes in a little straw that contains a small amount of heroin and bulked up with dagga, ... «The Citizen, Mar 15»
5
Is Whoonga Really a Drug?
This is the form of drug that is making waves in the Republic of South Africa. Those that have used most drugs say it is the best when it comes to the high ... «News24, Aug 14»
6
Cops clash over whoonga addicts
Durban - Metro police are “dumping” whoonga addicts and vagrants on the outskirts of eThekwini, putting the lives of officers who conduct the operations in ... «Independent Online, Jul 14»
7
Cops clean up Whoonga Park
Durban - Police chased whoonga addicts and vagrants from King Dinuzulu Park near the CBD on Thursday night, setting fire to their meagre possessions. «Independent Online, Jul 14»
8
Rehab can't cope with whoonga addicts
Durban - More than 400 drug addicts from Durban's “Whoonga Park” have received referral cards to access rehabilitation services, according to eThekwini ... «Independent Online, Jul 14»
9
Whoonga war not taken seriously
Our concern is that the whoonga wars have started and you, the city council and your officials, seem oblivious to the severity of the problem. We said we wanted ... «Independent Online, Jun 14»
10
Mob attacks 'whoonga addicts' in KZN
They had allegedly been responsible for a vicious attack on whoonga addicts in Botha Park and lower Glenwood on Monday night. The mayhem was ignited by ... «Independent Online, Jun 14»

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