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Alebba

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition
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Casual for “I don’t have any” (from *yellébognim*). Teens use it to shrug off asking: Money? Alebba yene – I’m broke, dude.

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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