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deve

deve n. a coerced payment; “protection” money. Editorial Note: Jocular reference to actual levies made by the government for growth and development. Etymological Note: development levy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

deve

deve  n.— «There is something now, they call it “deve,” that is development levy. It has become so bad these days they even charge on the basis of blocks and that is what we face. (That is, if a construction is to be embarked...

deve

deve  n.— «Onyema Ugochukwu says that after 33 months of operation, 405 projects have been completed despite the emergence of what is dubbed “deve”—an unofficial development levy charged on-site by local communities on...

deve

deve  n.— «Motorists, shop owners and commutters were subjected to varied harrowing experiences during which victims lost money, wares to youths who terrorised the area, demanding all manner of fees tagged development levy otherwise called...

gbege

gbege  n.— «any gbege na yawago bring out blud, like tthey say odas is odas, blud 4 blud[laugh],….we go strikewith tha might of korofo.» —“Religious Cults and Sects: Nigerian Student Cults: PC Will Forever...

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