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lipa fwama
LI-pa FWA-ma
rotten bread / total write-off (insult)
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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