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mongele
MO-nge-le
uncircumcised penis / foreskin (vulgar insult)
French: non-circoncis / prepuce (insulte vulgaire)
Kofinga moto mongele ezali mabe.
Insulting someone as uncircumcised is bad.
Insulter quelqu un en le traitant de non-circoncis est mauvais.
Mongele — VULGAR slang for an uncircumcised penis / foreskin; a deeply offensive cultural insult in the Congos attacking a man's maturity, hygiene, or initiation status. Circumcision is a strong cultural marker across most DRC communities; this word weaponizes that.
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