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Shona Definition
Munhu akakurira munhamo, zuva raanowana zvitsva zvakawanda anoyavaya namanyawi achishaya nechokuita nemhosva yokufunga kuti pamwe angatorerwa zvaawana navamwe vanhu.
English Translation
Someone raised in poverty who suddenly comes into plenty cannot contain himself, parading his good fortune about and fretting that others may take it from him.
Cultural Context
“Applied to the exaggerated excitement of a poor person who unexpectedly strikes it lucky.”
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