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sapa

[sa-pa]

adjective verbs actions

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. to be broke/financially struggling
Examples

I dey sapa this month because salary no land.

I am broke this month because my salary has not arrived.

Make you no worry, sapa go pass soon.

Do not worry, the financial struggle will pass soon.

Pronunciationsa-pa

Part of speechadjective

Registerinformal

Usage noteThis term is commonly used in everyday speech to describe a state of having no money, often with a sense of shared hardship.

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