4 definitions by &
1. "Highly Indebted Poor Countries" another iniative at debt relief and "development" by the World Bank and the IMF
2. Adjective used to describe something poor, cheap or lacking wealth.
2. Adjective used to describe something poor, cheap or lacking wealth.
by & March 30, 2006
In Ghana, West Africa, this would be the conductor of a Tro-Tro. The mate collects bus fares, makes change, signals stops, arranges passengers and advertizes the tro-tro route, simultaneously.
Passenger: "Mate, Bus-stop, Atomic Junction"
Translation: Mate, could you please stop the van at Atomic Junction (name of a bus stop).
Mate: Pounds on door (and driver stops)
Passenger: Meedaase.
Translation: Thank-you
Translation: Mate, could you please stop the van at Atomic Junction (name of a bus stop).
Mate: Pounds on door (and driver stops)
Passenger: Meedaase.
Translation: Thank-you
by & March 30, 2006
1. Ghanaian slag for the popular form of public transit. Tro-tros take the form of large vans converted to seat 12-14 passengers. They are operated by a driver and mate and work along pre-defined routes. The system is best described as organized chaos.
by & March 30, 2006