Swahili
magoigoi
mah-goh-ee-GOH-ee
How to say it
Swahilimagoigoimah-goh-ee-GOH-eesoon
Englishlazy peoplesoon
Frenchparesseuxsoon
Meaning
People who are lazy, idle, and inactive, considered as a group.
Good to know
plural of goigoi (li-/ma- class, a reduplicated form); human referent, takes wa- agreement; informal, mildly pejorative register.
Examples
- Magoigoi hawapendi kufanya kazi ngumu.Lazy people don't like doing hard work.
- Je, magoigoi hao watafukuzwa kazini?Will those lazy workers be fired?
- Msimamizi hawezi kuvumilia magoigoi.The supervisor cannot tolerate lazy people.
- Hakutaka kuwa kati ya magoigoi wa kijiji.He did not want to be among the lazy people of the village.
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