"for Africa" meaning in All languages combined

See for Africa on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-for Africa.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Suggesting large aid donations to the Third World. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for Africa, {{en-PP}} for Africa
  1. (slang, New Zealand) In abundance. Tags: New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-for_Africa-en-prep_phrase-is07n5rx Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, Africa.
    Sense id: en-for_Africa-en-prep_phrase-KK8Oc021

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