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Originally Afrikaans for "fancy" or "posh," used in English to describe something high-class or someone who is affluent ...

Originally Afrikaans for "fancy" or "posh," used in English to describe something high-class or someone who is affluent ...

Fancy person or someone acting upper-class.

Originally Afrikaans for a fancy, rich person, larnie is used in SA English to mean someone who is well-off or acting ab...

Fancy, high-class. Calling something larny means it's fancy or snobbish

Slang for money (from French l’argent, meaning money).

Las (To leave/let go)

From Pidgin meaning "eventually" or "after all," popularized by Burna Boy's song Last Last. Often used philosophically t...

Nalaza / Nanan-tombony (Famous / Successful)

To give or hand over (e.g., money or something expected).

False eyelashes/Lash add-ons (Artificial lashes)

لاشز (Lashes)

Lashes extension - False eyelashes

Money finish/Broke (No money/Bankrupt)

Last born privileges

Último pedido (Last order)

Altyd sê dis laaste dop (Always saying it's last drink)

Last last (Finally)

لاست ميساج - رسالة أخيرة (last message)

Last order (Final call)

Final drinks (Closing time)

Final drinks/Closing time (Last orders)

Mara ya mwisho kuonekana (Last seen)

Checking last seen obsessively

Obsesión con última conexión (Last seen obsession)

Final tolerance (Breaking point)

Last week (Last week)

Solutions dernier km innovantes (Innovative last-mile solutions)

Dernière minute (Last minute)

ላስቲክ/ላስቲክ (Lastik) - eraser

Lastly lastly (Very last)

Late late (Very late)

Busuku sebuphele (Late night)

ሌይት ናይት ቲ - ሻሂ ምሸት (Late night tea)

Always submits late

Later (Later)

Later on (Subsequently)

See you later (Goodbye)

Kusonga kando (Lateral move)

لاتيه (Latte)

Show joy/Giggle (Laugh)

Laugh cry (Emotions)

Laugh laugh (Keep laughing)

Emoji ya kucheka (Laughing emoji)

Humor healing/Joy cure (Happiness therapy)

Humor healing

Événement de lancement (Launch event)

لاندري بايل - كومة الغسيل (laundry pile)

Cerveja premium moçambicana (Premium Mozambican beer)

Lava Lava/msanii (Lava Lava/artist)