mstinji

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Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From m- +‎ English stingy.

Noun[edit]

mstinji (m-wa class, no plural)

  1. (Sheng) miser, stingy person
    Synonym: mbahili
    • 2023 January 4, Alexander Nderitu, “Kenyans Get a Taste of “The French Shakespeare””, in The Theatre Times‎[1] (in English):
      ‘Mstinji’ is Kenyan urban slang for ‘stingy’ people, Uncle Scrooge-type characters.
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