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Bestie

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Rafiki mkuu (Best friend)

"Huyo ni bestie yangu (That's my bestie)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

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Bestie 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

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Bestie 🇸🇸 South Sudan

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🇰🇪 About Kenya Slang

Kenyan slang is led by Sheng, a vibrant urban creole born in Nairobi's Eastlands that blends Swahili, English, and Kikuyu, spoken by millions of young Kenyans.

KASINARY has 2011 Kenya slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Kenya slang (2011 words)

🌍 "Bestie" Across Africa

This word is also used in 11 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bestie 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Best friend
Bestie 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Sahib qarrib (Close friend)
Bestie 🇦🇴 Angola

Melhor amigo(a) (Best friend)
Bestie 🇧🇮 Burundi

Bestie (Best friend)
Bestie 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Bestie (Best friend)
Bestie 🇪🇬 Egypt

بيستي - Best friend
Bestie 🇬🇭 Ghana

Best friend (Closest friend)
Bestie 🇱🇾 Libya

بيستي (Bestie / best friend)
Bestie 🇬🇲 Gambia

Bestie vibes (Best friend vibes)
Bestie

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Bestie 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Inshuti magara (Close friend)

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