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In South Africa, a skhothane is a young, fashionably dressed black urban resident who engages in destructive conspicuous consumption. This involves regular get-togethers on weekends in which groups of izikhothane – most likely male teenagers – gather to compete in mock battles where luxury items are often destroyed.

https://theconversation.com/izikhothane-a-deeper-history-of-a-south-african-youth-subculture-where-luxury-items-are-trashed-214164

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