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lipa fwama

LI-pa FWA-ma

rotten bread / total write-off (insult)

Generalnoun

French: cas perdu / pain pourri (argot)

Tika ye, azali lipa fwama sikoyo.

Leave him alone, he is a total write-off right now.

Laisse-le, c'est un cas perdu maintenant.

Lipa fwama — bread-imagery compound combining lipa (#1045 cheap bread) with fwama (rotten). Slang for a person whose chances, career, or life have collapsed past recovery.

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