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Mhanya bani

Completely crazy; mind sprinting off the rails.

“Muface uya hanzi akumhanya bani, akawonekwa nezuro achitenderera tonaz akapfeka wig”

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Upper class / Uptown person

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Word of the Day

Mhanya bani

Completely crazy; mind sprinting off the rails.

“Muface uya hanzi akumhanya bani, akawonekwa nezuro achitenderera tonaz akapfeka wig”

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