gumaguma

plural gumagumas

1. ZimbabweAn outlaw who preys upon refugees crossing the South African border.

   I found the Gumagumas who said they were here to help people to cross.

   2006 December 21, Nicole Johnston, quoting "Zimbabwean boy", “The grass isn't greener on the other side”, in Mail & Guardian

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   Perhaps the greatest risk is the gumagumas — the swindlers, thieves and rapists who stalk the vulnerable as they wander in the bush.

   2009 January 24, Barry Bearak, “Desperate Children Flee Zimbabwe, for Lives Just as Bleak”, in New York Times