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Pangusa vumbi

Maana (Definition)

Sheng street phrase encouraging someone to shake off past mistakes or failure and try again.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

brush off failure / bounce back after a setback

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

pangusa vumbi

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

"Anguka mara moja lakini pangusa vumbi uendelee mbele."

Translation: Fall once but brush off the dust and push forward.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
inuka tenajaribu tena
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