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Africa slang
Traffic light.
Safe to use?
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
Africa
Formality
Informal.
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robot means Traffic light. It is best read as africa slang associated with Africa.
"robot" means Traffic light. In Africa, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Traffic jam; traffic congestion (short for "cha ga mak-hi-da")
To cut someone off in traffic; aggressive driving.
A traffic jam (similar to UK "go-slow" but much more common)
A severe traffic jam or halt.
Traffic jam (literally "cork" or "plug").
Being extremely broke — painful, meme-worthy financial emptiness
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