Algeria's whitewashed capital with French colonial boulevards.
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Algiers' Casbah is a UNESCO-listed maze of Ottoman-era alleys.
This is what educated people call "knock knees". When a person is standing and his/her knees (madolo) are touching (kissing).
It can also be called a kiss kiss.
It can also be called a kiss kiss.
Example
He can't run because he has kiss madolo.
Mkhuluwa is a Xhosa term for older brother. It can also be used as a respectful way of addressing an older man.
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Let’s go out, mkhuluwa.
It is a hybrid-English word that means to provide your full strength to accompilsh something important to you. It is used in many contexts depending on the message you want to convey.
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As soon as he met her, belongings were given.
Wait for Thursday, we'll give your belongings.
Bobo is a Liberian slang term for a deaf person or even a senseless person.
Example
Small more, you will be bobo.
Another way of saying someone is a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).
Example
LeBron James is goated.
Africa's smallest mainland country along the Gambia River, known for beaches and political transition.
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The Gambia is surrounded by Senegal on three sides and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
“Momo” is short for mobile money in Ghana.
The phrase “Do am momo” directly translates to “Do it mobile money”, meaning just send it via mobile money.
The phrase “Do am momo” directly translates to “Do it mobile money”, meaning just send it via mobile money.
Example
Friend 1: Here is some gift for your birthday.
Friend 2: Do Am Momo.
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