Monkey work, baboon chop
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Nigeria
Added August 02, 2025
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A biting idiom describing injustice, where one person works like a "monkey" and another (the "baboon") eats the fruit of that labor. It's used to complain about situations where someone does the work and someone else takes the money or credit.
"If I do all the sales and oga takes the profit, that's monkey work, baboon chop. (English, meaning "I do all the work and my boss takes the money – an unfair situation.")"
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Khulekani Dladla
August 02, 2025
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