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Balimo

🇱🇸 Lesotho Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 1 definition
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Balimo definition 1

Literally 'ancestors,' but in this context, Balimo is slang for an older woman dating a much younger man, i.e. a 'cougar'. Also called Mabluza, Zebra, Biltong (all implying aging).

"Ausi Makoti ke balimo – o ratana le moshemane eo. (Aunt Makoti is a cougar – she's dating that young man.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025

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🇱🇸 Lesotho
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August 2025

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