Swahili

Verb

jipumbaza

1. To be stupid on purpose, pretend to be a fool.

Related terms

• pumbaa (“be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent”)
• pumbaza (“befool, make a fool of, treat as a fool, deceive, play jokes upon”)
• pumbazwa, pumbazika (“be made a fool of, be duped”)

References

• "Pumbaa" in Swahili-English Dictionary