Meanings
nounbroni wawu (uncountable)
alternative broni-wawu · alternative broniwawu
- uncountableGhanasecond-hand clothing
This might be a problem for you bourgeois people who think 'broni wawu' is undignified apparel, and therefore, beneath you.
2008 September 19, Ato Kwamina Dadzie, “Ban 'broni wawu', face revolt”, in Modern Ghana
Origin
- Akanbroni wawu
- Englishbroni wawu
Borrowed from Akan broni wawu (literally “white man is dead”).
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broni wawu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broni%20wawu
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