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le gombo
🇨🇮 French slang from West Africa
What does “le gombo” mean?
a side hustle, extra money
Example
“Le week-end, j’ai un petit gombo.”
At weekends I have a little side hustle.
Good to know
Literally okra; also "a deal" in Cameroon.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: un petit boulot
More from West Africa
- brouteurinternet scammer
- faroterto show off (with money)
- tapeurmoocher, always borrowing money
- les jetonsmoney (lit. "tokens")
- le warimoney (West Africa)
- un bâtona million CFA francs
- le petita bribe, a little something
- cotiserto chip in, to pool money
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