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Bodaboda

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Bodaboda (Motorcycle taxi)

"Yita bodaboda (Call a motorcycle taxi)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇺🇬 Uganda
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1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Bodaboda 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Motorcycle taxi

"Panda bodaboda (Take a motorcycle taxi)"
Bodaboda 🇰🇪 Kenya

Pikipiki (Motorcycle taxi)

"Nitashika bodaboda (I'll take a motorcycle taxi)"

🇺🇬 About Uganda Slang

Ugandan slang draws from Luganda, English, and Swahili, shaped by Kampala's vibrant youth culture and Afrobeats music scene.

KASINARY has 1867 Uganda slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Bodaboda" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bodaboda 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Motorcycle taxi
Bodaboda 🇰🇪 Kenya

Pikipiki (Motorcycle taxi)

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