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Shona Definition
Munhu ari wose, ari wezera ripi zvaro, anogona kunyengedzwa achiitiswa zvinhu zvechipwere.
English Translation
Nobody is too old or too experienced to be taken in; anyone, whatever their age, can be talked into doing something foolish. Grey hair is no defence against a trickster.
Cultural Context
“Said both to warn people against being duped and as an excuse by someone who has already been cheated.”
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This is a variant of
Kunyengerwa hakuna wakura / ndakanzi swinya ruware ndikaswinyaNo one is too old or too seasoned to be taken in by a trick; the speaker confesses that when he was told to pinch a bare slab of rock, he went ahead and pinched it.