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yêkê-yêkê
🇨🇮 French slang from West Africa
What does “yêkê-yêkê” mean?
worthless, rubbish
Example
“Ce téléphone-là, c’est du yêkê-yêkê.”
That phone is rubbish.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: sans valeur
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