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broni wawu

broni wawu noun: second-hand clothing.

Noun

broni wawu (uncountable)

  1. (Ghana) second-hand clothing
    • This might be a problem for you bourgeois people who think 'broni wawu' is undignified apparel, and therefore, beneath you.2008 September 19, Ato Kwamina Dadzie, “Ban 'broni wawu', face revolt”, in Modern Ghana

Forms of broni wawu

alternative formbroni-wawu
alternative formbroniwawu

Origin of broni wawu

Borrowed from Akan broni wawu (literally “white man is dead”).

Questions about broni wawu

What does broni wawu mean?
Broni wawu means second-hand clothing.
What part of speech is broni wawu?
Broni wawu is a noun.

Words near broni wawu in the dictionary

  1. Bronfman
  2. Brong
  3. brongniardite
  4. brongniartite
  5. Brongs
  6. broni wawu
  7. bronidom
  8. bronies
  9. Bronington
  10. BRONJ
  11. Bronk

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