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A term for the financial support that black professionals are expected to provide to their extended family once they bec...

Geld stuur vir familie (Sending money to family)

Black white (Contrast)

Panne fréquente (Frequent blackout)

Fiesta durante apagón (Party during blackout)

ብረት ሰሪ/ብረት ሰሪ (Biret seri) - blacksmith

Iron work/Metal forging (Iron craft)

Mpira wa kitamaduni (Traditional ball)

Plaisanterie (Joke)

Plaisanterie (Joke)

Plaisanterie quotidienne (Joke of the day)

Blaguer (To joke)

Mulher em Papel (Woman in Papel)

Personne désagréable (Unpleasant person)

Jeune homme non circoncis (Uncircumcised young man)

بلا ما تجرب - دون أن تجرب (without trying)

Fault finding (Accusation cycle)

Literally “white.” Used in Creole to refer to a white person or foreigner, akin to toubab in other countries.

White (French)

Blanchiment d'argent (Money laundering) - French

ብርድ ልብስ/ብርድ ልብስ (Bird libs) - blanket

بلانكيت مود - وضع البطانية (blanket mode)

Tamasha la muziki (Music festival)

Pessoa Balanta (Balanta person)

Inquiétude (Worry)

Place/spot

Place

Have fun/Party hard (Enjoy)

Casual term for an older brother or just a guy (from Ndebele *ublez*, brother). Often used to refer to a male peer in a ...

To have fun or go wild (also a youth telecom campaign name, now slang).

ብሊች/ብሊች (Bleach) - bleach

Bleaching cream dealer - Skin lightening product seller

Debate sobre blanqueamiento (Bleaching debate)

Bleaching epidemic - Skin lightening trend

Home country

Bled (Village/hometown)

Personne du pays (Person from homeland)

Bledos (Person from homeland)

Light‑skinned person.

Gourmand (Greedy person)

مزج جميل (Beautiful blend)

امتزاج طبيعي (Natural blend)

مزج مثالي (Perfect blend)

Blended family (Step family)

Modèles finance mixte (Blended finance models)

ብሌንደር/ብሌንደር (Blender) - blender

Bless (To bless)

Mahlohonolo / Blessings

Blessings above

Blessed (Divinely blessed)