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Imali yomholo (Pension money)

Retraite modeste (Modest pension)

Estilo de cabelo (Hairstyle)

پينت هاوس - Penthouse

Amour (Love)

Grandes penalidades (Penalty kicks)

Peo / Ho jala (Seeds / To plant)

Célébrités, personnalités (Celebrities, personalities)

Community priority

Socially outgoing (Sociable individual)

بيبل بليزر - مُرضي الناس (people pleaser)

بيبل بليزنق (People pleasing)

Sorry; excuse me (Origin: Chichewa)

Sopa picante tradicional (Traditional spicy soup)

Especialista en sopa pepe (Pepe soup specialist)

Sopa picante de pescado (Spicy fish soup)

Maestría en pepesup (Pepesup mastery)

Pepo/roho mbaya (Evil spirit)

Money; cash (especially lots of money)

Energetic/Lively (Full of energy)

Pepper correct (Spice right)

A phrase meaning to flamboyantly show off, often to make others jealous. In a relationship context, a couple said to be ...

To “pepper” someone is to flaunt your success to make others envious.

The struggle is over, things are now okay (“pepper” symbolizes money or suffering).

'Pepper' symbolizes cash or success in Naija slang. Pepper don rest means one has 'secured the bag' or made big money, s...

Spicy soup/Hangover cure (Hot soup)

To flaunt success to make others jealous.

بيبسي - Pepsi

Dream breakfast

Indemnité journalière (Daily allowance)

Commission occulte (Hidden commission)

Réussir dans la vie (Make it in life)

To sit or stay briefly at a place.

Staying temporarily/Squatting (Temporary stay)

Fou (High/crazy)

Instruments rythmiques (Rhythmic instruments)

Percé (Broken through - made it)

Não conseguir / falhar (To lose / fail)

Loucamente apaixonado (Madly in love)

Lost between worlds

Perdjie is a colloquial term used in African communities.

Deixar passar (To forgive)

Lose patience

Prêtre catholique (Catholic priest)

برفكت (Perfect)

توازن مثالي (Perfect balance)

بيرفكت بلوك - صد مثالي (perfect defense)

ፐርፌክት ክላይመት - ፍጹም ክሊማ (Perfect climate)

Ideal balance (Complete sync)

Tsy fahatanterahana tonga lafatra / Perfect imperfections