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Phafa!

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 1 definition
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Phafa! (Hurry up!)

"Phafa re tla diega! (Hurry we'll be late!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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1 community definition
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August 2025

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