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Trotro (Ghana)

*Alias "Troski"
*Pronounced: "Traw-traw" (like the word 'draw')

Private-owned buses and vans that act as the biggest and cheapest means of inter-city mass transportation in Ghana. The buses are typically minibuses or vans, with the most popular being Nissan Urvan 15-seaters and Mercedes Benz Sprinter or D 309 vans. Seating arrangements typically include:

• two "front seats" up by the driver's seat
• about 4 rows of longer bench seats with the bus conductor (called the "Mate") at the seat closest to the vehicle door.

The word may have been derived from the Ga (Gà) word "tro" meaning "pesewa" (the smallest unit of Ghanaian currency), given the trotro's status as a cheap means of transportation.

Trotros are typically decorated with flags and stickers of various countries or (local and international) soccer teams, and with witty sayings, wisecracks, local proverbs or Bible verses printed on the bus's rear.
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1. How did you get here? / I took a trotro.

2. His day couldn't have been worse. While waiting in that heavy downpour to grab a taxi, he was assailed with mud and dirty rain water by a speeding trotro. To Boat's annoyance, the only "apology" he got from the mate's mouth was an energetic "Circ-Kanesh."
Trotro by that233soulsister January 22, 2011
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A word that can be substituded for the word 'treat' in some contexts, such as "he fell over a treat". It is used to describe a funny or significant event. Other variations of this word include "Trotsbutt" and many other examples.
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"Hey Terry, go in the toilet and check out that trotsbutt of a shit i just layed!"

As Erica awoke the next morning she noticed a pain in the back of her head. She wondered what had occured the previous night, but was oblivious. After going to college she noticed her friends laughing at her. She was curious as to what had happened. As the day dragged on, she asked her clostest friend Gloria what all the hype was about. To her horror, Erica found that she had been donkey punched a trotsome the night before by Duane... What a slut!
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