sabi talk
n.— «Collier is a man who is ingrafted with what is called in local parlance “sabi talk” (sweet tongued), he has been observed to be complaining so much. He frequently quarrelled with Mr. Solomon Berewa while he was Attorney General and Minister of Justice.» —“Anti-Corruption Commission, Now a Ship Misdirected By the Wrong Captain” by Joseph Cole The Independent (Freetown, Sierra Leone) May 17, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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