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Blue ticks

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Alama za bluu (Blue ticks)

"Amepata blue ticks (He's seen it)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Blue ticks 🇿🇦 South Africa

Blou regmerkies, gelees (Blue checkmarks, read)

"Left me on blue ticks (Left me on read)"
Blue ticks 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Ema-tick laluhlaza (Blue ticks)

"Left me on blue ticks (Left me on blue ticks)"

🇰🇪 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.

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🌍 "Blue ticks" Across Africa

This word is also used in 8 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Blue ticks 🇿🇦 South Africa

Blou regmerkies, gelees (Blue checkmarks, read)
Blue ticks 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Ema-tick laluhlaza (Blue ticks)
Blue ticks 🇬🇭 Ghana

Blue ticks - Read receipts
Blue ticks 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho bala molaetsa / Read receipt (To read message / Read receipt)
Blue ticks 🇳🇦 Namibia

WhatsApp read markers (WhatsApp read receipts)
Blue ticks 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Coches bleues (Blue ticks)
Blue ticks 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Ibimenyetso by'uko ubutumwa bwasomwe (Signs message was read)
blue ticks 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Blue ticks (Message read indicator)

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