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    Patwa headword

    Vanity

    /VAN-i-tee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Materialism"
    Definition
    Material possessions and worldly desires (often warned against in Rastafari).
    Example
    "Nuh chase vanity."
    Origin
    Biblical.

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