Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(S.Afr.) Johannesburg.

1948		in H. Tracey Lalela Zulu 81: We arrived at the huge station in ‘Jozi’.
1977		C. Hope Ducktails in Gray Theatre Two (1981) 46: The Brammie boys over from Joeys on their irons, and Abba’s ous, all the biggest brekers in Pretoria.
1984		Frontline Feb. 26: There are bushies living all over the ‘white’ suburbs [...] and apartheid in CA is even more of a gemors and a generally lost cause than in Joeys [DSAE].
1990		J. Naidoo Coolie Location 228: Jozie Johannesburg.
1996		CyberBraai Lex. at www.matriots.com 🌐 DURBS: A nickname for the great city of Durban. Johannesburg is called ‘Joburg’, sometimes ‘Joeys’ and sometimes ‘Egoli’.
2000		M. Koen ‘Diary’ 1–10 May 🌐 I thought I’m never going to get back to Jo’burg! [...] We left for Johies on the Wednesday, and it took us a grand total of 15 hours on the looooong road!
2002		Johannesburg News Agency Joburg.org.za 19 Aug. 🌐 Punted as the map of REAL Johannesburg, Underground Jozi is a creative drive to market some of the city’s often neglected but decidedly authentic, culturally-laden and vibey spots.
2002		Sun. Times (S.Afr.) 12 May 🌐 A few dolled-up guests showed they could put on a designer show to rival Joeys and Cape Town.
2009		tripadvisor.co.uk 0 May 🌐 Best Jozy and Pretoria Pubs and Bars.
2011		IOL News (Western Cape) 10 Feb. 🌐 It’s raining hot music in Jozi this weekend.
2010		tripadvisor.co.uk 22 Nov. 🌐 Great place to stay in Jozy.
2011		Travel Guide to Johannesburg SA 9 May 🌐 Johannesburg, Joburg, Joey, Jozy [...] means ‘place of gold’.
2011		IOL News 22 Nov. 🌐 I’ve missed the Jozi scene and its vibrant people.