Meanings
plural vuvuzelists
- Someone who blows a vuvuzela, a type of traditional South African horn.
This is the distinguishing feature of the accomplished vuvuzelist. The vuvuzela blower lives by one golden rule: never stop blowing.
2009 June 11, “Our Bafana lads are full of tricks”, in The Star2 more examples
Not having been able to test it in more extreme conditions, we're not sure how well it would cope in, say, a stadium full of vuvuzelists - but it should hopefully lead to a good deal less shouting into the mobile on the train.
2010 June 18, Tom Phillips, “Orange unveils HD Voice, promising better call quality”, in MetroDemand from would-be vuvuzelists out there in Couch Potato Land is now outstripping supply, according to analysts of the short-life-cycle consumer products industry.
2010 June 18, Jonathan Guthrie, “Horn of Plenty is set to run dry”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2010
Origin
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vuvuzelist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vuvuzelist
“vuvuzelist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vuvuzelist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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