stori

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Meaning

A story told or written, or in everyday speech a piece of news or gossip about someone.

Good to know

Slang from English, common in the press and speech; the standard words are hadithi and habari. N class, the same in the plural: stori za mjini, town gossip.

Examples

• Bibi alitusimulia stori ya zamani.Grandmother told us an old story.
• Kuna stori gani mpya mtaani?What's the latest news in the neighborhood?
• Filamu hiyo ina stori nzuri sana.That film has a very good story.