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Gara

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition
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Gara definition 1

Means buddy or friend (Oromo influence in Addis youth slang). Usage: Hello gara, how’s the day going?

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Jul 17, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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