kalo-kalo
n.— «The finest hour for those who have always likened the management of Nigeria’s economy to Kalokalo (casino), it appears, is here. Put roughly, Kalokalo refers to the inclination to enter an economic river without compass.» —“The Truth Okonjo-Iweala Didn’t Tell About Naira” by Louis Odion Lagosforum (Lagos, Nigeria) Nov. 24, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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