Jozi

• Josey, Josie, Josies, Jozie

Borrowed from Zulu Jozi.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒəʊzi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoʊzi/
• (South African)
  • (White South African English) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɒzi/
  • (Black South African English) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔzi/
• Rhymes: -əʊzi

Jozi

1. (colloquial, South Africa, especially Zulu speakers) Nickname for Johannesburg.

• Joburg

• “Jozi, n.”, in Dictionary of South African English, Makhanda, Eastern Cape: Dictionary Unit for South African English, 1996–2025.
• “Jozi, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.