Word referring to money.
Example

Where is my nyuku?

Mntungwa • 05 July 2021
Currency of Tanzania (TZS) issued by the Bank of Tanzania. 1 Shilling = 100 senti.
Example

Features Swahili text and images of Julius Nyerere.

Travel Admin • 21 July 2025

Another term for ayoba, a catch phrase that was popular in the Blackberry and YoTv days.
Example

That's so ayoba.

Ayobaness.

Mbali • 05 April 2021
A guy who carries out 419 fraud on the internet (Those Nigerian prince scams).
Example

I got scammed all my money by a Yahoo boy from Abuja.

Adeola • 11 May 2022

Friend or buddy.
Example

Him be my padi from school.

Africtionary AI • 26 July 2026
This is the best herb to get you relaxed. It was once illegal to grow this shit in South Africa, but now motherfuckers are growing it all over.
Example

Dude, where did you get the weed we had last night? It was the bomb.

Chief • 19 July 2020

To vomit.
Example

I think I might chunder after eating this.

Skhokho • 05 July 2026
Abeg simply means Please. Its a word derived from "I beg"
Example

Abeg, give me money.

Admin • 19 November 2024

Garri, pronounced gah-ree,, is made from granulated cassava, a root vegetable that's poisonous unless you peel and cook it first. Commonly found in West Africa, there are two types of garri: yellow and white. The flavor depends on how long it's been fermented and the presence of palm oil.
Example

The prices of staple foods such as rice, beans and garri have increased astronomically.

Justin • 04 March 2024
Nerovwo mean Hear pray.
Example

Nerovwo; nerovwo mē , here my prayer

French Ovotu Abraham • 18 July 2023


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