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  What it means

  Literally “a light figure.” Describes someone of loose morals or easy virtue — a person not taken seriously, someone with a questionable reputation. “A lightweight,” “a person of no substance.”

  Vocabulary

  • lekki — light, easy, loose
  • figura — figure, person

  Grammar note

  Nominative feminine noun phrase. 'Lekka' carries the connotation of moral lightness — not to be taken seriously.

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