mugu
n.— «Some stupid person/company will fall “mugu” to this latest proposition.» —“Re: Newly Discovered Rainbow” by Samuel Chuks (SChuks@FAULKNER.CC.AL.US) Usenet: soc.culture.nigeria Jan. 15, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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