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Emo/alternative aesthetic
To get or take, especially in the context of picking someone up or grabbing something.
Very dark-skinned person (can be used in a teasing way among friends, but could be offensive).
Nickname for cheap local sorghum beer sold in cartons, also called chibuku.
Slang for “toilet” (possibly from *“shanks’s mare”* meaning legs, joking that one sits on the toilet as on a mare – or r...
From Bemba meaning “to struggle on” or “hustle hard, persevere.” Used as encouragement to keep going.
Shoe (from Afrikaans *skoen* or town pronunciation).
Close friend crew / homie.
To run away suddenly (onomatopoeic for quick scampering off).
Slang for “home” (corruption of “parlour”? used to mean one’s place).
Gun
