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Bampa to bampa

Maana (Definition)

Used to describe heavy vehicular traffic moving extremely slowly bumper to bumper.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

bumper to bumper traffic / dense gridlock

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

bampa to bampa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Nairobi Urban Slang
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Barabara kuu ilikuwa na bampa to bampa asubuhi."

Translation: The highway had bumper to bumper traffic this morning.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
JamboVaana na msongamano
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