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Shona Definition
Ukaona munhu otsunga kuita chinhu chisingabvumirwi nomurau kana netsika dzechivanhu chibva waziva kuti pane chamugara.
English Translation
When you see someone doggedly doing what the law or custom forbids, you may be sure something has taken hold of them; a person who behaves so offensively is reckoned to be not right in the head.
Cultural Context
“Used either by the offender to excuse their own conduct or by others commenting on someone who has openly broken a law or custom.”
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