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gbege
 n.— Â«The word gbege is a neologism for violent response. When Uvwie youths go out to collect development levies and you refuse to pay they resort to violence (gbege).» â€”“Killing the Renaissance in Delta State” by Bobson Gbinije Daily Champion (Lagos, Nigeria) May 20, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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