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mawga

adjective

Also spelled: maaga

/ˈmɑːɡa/

English Definition

Thin, meagre, underweight.

Etymology

  • (From English meager/meagre.)

Examples

  • "True Zekel naw eat regular 'im start fi get mawga."

    Ezekiel is becoming skinny because he hasn't been eating regularly.

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