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sheng [noun]

Dagu

Maana (Definition)

Sheng youth slang for forged bank notes or counterfeit paper money circulating on the street.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

counterfeit paper currency

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

dagu

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

"Muuzaji aligundua kuwa noti hiyo ilikuwa dagu kabla ya kumpa bidhaa."

Translation: The vendor discovered that the note was counterfeit before giving him the goods.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Chapafedha ya bandiaKikombao ndicho kilichomo
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