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Bands

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Bands definition 1

ባንድስ/ብዙ ገንዘብ (Bands/lots of money)

"Making bands (Making bands)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Bands definition 2

Making bands (Making money)

"Rubber bands (Money bands)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Bands 🇬🇲 Gambia

Making bands (Making money)

"Rubber bands (Money bands)"
Bands 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Amafaranga menshi (Lots of money)

"Nkora bands. (I make bands.)"

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🌍 "Bands" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bands 🇬🇲 Gambia

Making bands (Making money)
Bands 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Amafaranga menshi (Lots of money)

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