"brown-brown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-brown-brown.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} brown-brown (uncountable)
  1. (slang, usually in Africa) Powdered cocaine or heroin mixed with smokeless gunpowder. Wikipedia link: brown-brown Tags: Africa, regional, slang, uncountable
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