kalo-kalo
n.— «One of my brother’s friend’s…is a Nissan salesman (notice how he dropped the Maxima into the conversation), he referred to your car as a “kalo kalo” (fruit machine) for gas. And all the gadgets on it, I wish my brother had seen it, he loves stuff like that.» —“Re: Beemers and Big Cars” by Alfred Ajose Usenet: soc.culture.nigeria 1996, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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