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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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Hard drugs / Ecstasy / Crystal meth

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Crystal methamphetamine aka ice or glass / Hard drugs / Ecstasy

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Hard drugs / Deadly drugs

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Guka

Hard drugs / Ecstasy / Crystal meth

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Dombo

Street name for the drug chlorpromazine / Hard drugs / Ecstasy / Crystal meth / Cocaine

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Mutodo

Trousers / Pants

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Fezmark

Face

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Fezula

Face

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Ivory

Teeth

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Bvira

Hot

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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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