Swahili
wasifu
wah-SEE-foo
How to say it
Swahiliwasifuwah-SEE-foosoon
Englishflattererssoon
Frenchflatteurssoon
Meaning
People who praise or flatter excessively; sycophants.
Good to know
plural of msifu (m-/wa- class); disapproving register.
Examples
- Wasifu humzunguka kiongozi kila mahali.Flatterers surround the leader everywhere.
- Je, wasifu hao wanasema ukweli?Do those flatterers tell the truth?
- Sisi si wasifu.We are not flatterers.
- Wasifu watamsifu tena mkutanoni.The flatterers will praise him again at the meeting.
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