What does Bring my cold water mean?

If someone says this after an argument, they ask for an appeasement gift. For example: "You step on my shoe – bring my cold water o! (You scuffed my shoe – you gotta appease me!)"

Where does the slang word Bring my cold water come from?

Bring my cold water is a slang term from Liberia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Liberia and across Africa.

Bring my cold water

🇱🇷 Liberia Slang

Added Aug 03, 2025 · 1 definition

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If someone says this after an argument, they ask for an appeasement gift.

"You step on my shoe – bring my cold water o! (You scuffed my shoe – you gotta appease me!)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇱🇷 Liberia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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