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Tag: car

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Whip

[n] [eng] car

E.g. 1. We push tight whips ol day. [We only drive the best of cars.]

E.g. 2. Dudes in harare push da illest of whips. [Harare people drive the best cars.]

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Kara

[n] [nd] car

E.g. 1. Ikara yakho ingumakoya. [Your car is the shiznit.]

E.g. 2. Utopi wembhombhera ugxotshwe yikara. [ The old man on a bike got stretched out by a car.]

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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Paru-Paru

[n] [sh] Pulsa

E.g. 1. Mbavha dzemuHarare dzinowanzofamba neParu-Paru nekuti pakukona ma one. (Thieves in Harare usually drive pulsas because they turn easily.)

E.g. 2. Paru-Paru yakumakisa munguva yemaX5. (It is now embarassing to drive a Pulsa in this erra of X5.)

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Monday, October 12th, 2009

Vhuzh

[n] [sh] Car.

E.g. 1. Akabura vhuzh mbishi. (She recently bought a brand new car)

E.g. 2. Vhuzh yake ma one. (His car is an issue)

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