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chibuli

chibuli noun: beer.

Noun

chibuli (plural chibulis or chibulies)

  1. (Rhodesia, slang) beer
    • In between downing innumerable chibulies [cold beers] at the above outstanding pub, Messrs Hulley, Geddes and Dennison decided that the showgrounds would be just about adequate accommodation for the baby battalion, so the move was undertaken in early November.1989, The War Diaries of André Dennison, page 18
    • Those brown boot bastards are already in the club sucking up a chibuli," Ormonde growled.2013, Douglas Hubbard, Jr., Bound for Africa: Cold War Fight Along the Zambezi

Forms of chibuli

pluralchibulis
pluralchibulies

Origin of chibuli

Of unknown origin, but probably derived from or influenced by the brand name Chibuku Shake Shake.

Questions about chibuli

What does chibuli mean?
Chibuli means beer.
What part of speech is chibuli?
Chibuli is a noun.
What is the plural of chibuli?
The plural of chibuli is chibulis.

Words near chibuli in the dictionary

  1. chibouque
  2. chibouques
  3. chibs
  4. Chibson
  5. Chibsons
  6. chibuli
  7. chibulies
  8. chibulis
  9. chiburekki
  10. chic
  11. Chic Murray

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