noun Street Slang

Akpụrụka

ah-k-POO-roo-kah (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this casual spelling drops the tone marks) · noun · slang

A rickety, poorly-maintained old vehicle.

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Definitions

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The word for a beat-up, barely-functioning public transport bus or car — the kind that rattles and breaks down constantly.

“I'm not boarding that akpụrụka, let's wait for the next bus.”
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Akpụrụka In A Sentence

I'm not boarding that akpụrụka, let's wait for the next bus.

Origin & Usage

Documented Otu-Onitsha transport-worker slang in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011), referring to an old, poorly maintained public-transport vehicle.

Variants Akpuruka
Tags #igbo#igbo-slang#nigerian#west-african#market-slang

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What does Akpụrụka mean?

It refers to an old, rickety, poorly-maintained vehicle, especially a public-transport bus.

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