Baltagiya
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baltagiya-170-6099721
title:
Baltagiya
text:
Baltagiya or Baltageya is an Egyptian slang word that generally means "goons" or "thugs" or "gangs or criminals," who are often hired to attack regime targets, anti-regime protestors or any peaceful people even if they had nothing to do with politics, in the majority of times those gangs are paid thugs. Meanwhile "Baltaga", that etymologically comes from the Turkish word "baltacı" meaning axeman, means doing harm or participating in corruption against someone or some people. Nonpolitical baltagi
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encyclopedia
description:
Egyptian slang word
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltagiya
date created:
2012-02-03T14:01:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:04:18Z
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