Cherk

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang

Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition

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Cherk definition 1

Slang for work/job (from English “work,” twisted). Usage: Yene cherk bicha aygedelem, leloch alfelegem (I just mind my work, I don’t care about others).

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: July 2025

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