Old words, new meanings
Normal Swahili or English words given a second street meaning: fisi (hyena) for a man who chases women.
- Kusota to be broke
- Fuliza to borrow from M-Pesa, to go into overdraft
- Kasongo nickname for President William Ruto
- Kukatia to chat someone up, to hit on
- Ngoma song
- Juu because
- Kitu kidogo bribe
- Kubamba to please, to excite
- Kuishia to leave, to go away
- Baba nickname for Raila Odinga
- Fisi man who chases women
- Kula fare to take fare money and not show up
- Kulenga to ignore
- Kuoshwa to be conned, to be played
- Majuu abroad, overseas
- Mkeka betting slip
- Wazi cool, great, clear
- Zakayo nickname for President William Ruto
- Bure useless, worthless
- Kuingia box to say yes, to fall for someone
- Kujibamba to enjoy yourself
- Mistari pickup lines
- Stori za jaba wild, made-up stories
- Chips mwitu street chips
- KDF hard, heavy mandazi
- Kuchemka to get angry
- Kutupa mistari to drop pickup lines
- Mulika mwizi cheap phone with a torch
- Mwakenya cheat sheet
- Okoa to borrow airtime
- Route 11 walking
- Team mafisi men who chase women
- Wanjiku the ordinary citizen
- Nairobi ni shamba la mawe Nairobi is a hard place to make a living
- Ndovu 1, 000 shillings
- Sarakasi drama, circus