Phuza definition
Phuza means drink in IsiZulu. A phuza face is a physical indicator of someone who drinks copious amounts of alcohol, and sometimes an indicator of drug abuse. Difficult to describe, but often easy to pick out, it is usually indicated in slight facial swelling, particularly in the cheeks and under the eyes. It can also include chronic red eyes and a black line along the inner edge of the bottom lip (both lips would also be slightly swollen and slightly darker coloured). Though an alcohol specific medical term doesn’t exist, facial edema seems to be caused by kidney water retention issues when too much alcohol is consumed.