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Swahili

wachovu

wah-CHOH-voo

How to say it

Swahiliwachovuwah-CHOH-voosoon
Englishboressoon
Frenchraseurssoon

Meaning

People who are annoying or tiresome, who bore others.

Good to know

plural of mchovu (m-/wa- class); informal, mildly disapproving.

Examples

  • Wachovu hao waliongea habari ile ile mara kwa mara.Those bores talked about the same thing over and over.
  • Kwa nini wachovu hawaelewi wakati wa kunyamaza?Why don't bores understand when to be quiet?
  • Sisi si wachovu, tuna mengi ya kuvutia kusimulia.We are not bores, we have many interesting things to tell.
  • Wachovu hao watachoka wenyewe hatimaye.Those bores will eventually tire themselves out.

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