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riginy

riginy  adj.— «slang help needed: i’m looking for the correct spelling and pronounciation of a word my friend called me. it’s bay area slang and means something like a person who’s kind of spiritual and down to earth yet also really likes...

riggidy

riggidy  adj.— «slang help needed: i’m looking for the correct spelling and pronounciation of a word my friend called me. it’s bay area slang and means something like a person who’s kind of spiritual and down to earth yet also really likes...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo  n.— «The finest hour for those who have always likened the management of Nigeria’s economy to Kalokalo (casino), it appears, is here. Put roughly, Kalokalo refers to the inclination to enter an economic river without compass...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo
 n.— «It is like you are using slot machines, the so-called kalokalo.» —“Y’hello, network busy!” by Kingsley Osadolor Naija-news June 18, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

kalo-kalo

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...

kalo-kalo

kalo-kalo  n.— «No wonder scores of kalo-kalo banks sprang up overnight as beneficiaries of rentier era.» —“Were You Better Off Under IBB?” by Tunji Bello THISDAY (Nigeria) Oct. 30, 2002. (source: Double...