broni wawu

English

Alternative forms

• broni-wawu, broniwawu

Etymology

Borrowed from Akan broni wawu (literally “white man is dead”).

Noun

broni wawu (uncountable)

1. (Ghana) second-hand clothing
   • 2008 September 19, Ato Kwamina Dadzie, “Ban 'broni wawu', face revolt”, in Modern Ghana‎^[1]:

     This might be a problem for you bourgeois people who think 'broni wawu' is undignified apparel, and therefore, beneath you.