Soak garri
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Added August 02, 2025
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A phrase meaning to endure hardship or live cheaply. Garri (cassava flakes) soaked in water is a basic poor-man's meal. If you're soaking garri, you're broke and cutting costs.
"This January after all the holiday spending, na to soak garri remain. (Pidgin, meaning "This January after all the holiday spending, all that's left is to survive on the bare minimum (soak garri).")"
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