kwaiton.
/ˈkwʌɪtəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkwaɪˌtoʊ/, South African English /ˈkwaɪtəʊ/ South African. Music.
A type of South African popular dance music incorporating elements of hip-hop and house music. Cf. kwaai adj. 2.
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1996 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) (Electronic ed.) 11 Apr. A recent survey of Cape schoolkids—whom you might expect to find immersed in kwaito and rap—found that a surprising number still listed ‘becoming a member of a choir’ as a major ambition.
1999 Y June 10/3 I'm a white female. I love kwaito, hip-hop Yizo Yizo and Soweto.
2005 Sowetan (Johannesburg) 11 Feb. 8/1 What's a few minutes when one of kwaito's biggest stars is giving you some valuable time out of what must be a busy schedule.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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