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Boss

🇷🇼 Rwanda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Umuyobozi ku kazi (Manager at work)

"Boss wanjye ni mwiza. (My boss is nice.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇷🇼 Rwanda
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Boss 🇦🇴 Angola

Chefe / pessoa importante (Boss / important person)

"Ele é o boss aqui (He's the boss here)"
Boss 🇺🇬 Uganda

Boss (Boss)

"Boss wange (My boss)"

🇷🇼 About Rwanda Slang

Rwandan slang reflects the country's Kinyarwanda culture alongside French and English influences, shaped by Kigali's growing young urban population.

KASINARY has 1774 Rwanda slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Boss" Across Africa

This word is also used in 21 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Boss 🇦🇴 Angola

Chefe / pessoa importante (Boss / important person)
Boss 🇺🇬 Uganda

Boss (Boss)
Boss 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Sef, patron (Chief, boss)
Boss 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Supervisor (Boss)
Boss 🇿🇦 South Africa

Baas, werkgewer (Employer, boss)
Boss 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Boss (Boss - English/French)
Boss 🇧🇮 Burundi

Boss (Boss)
Boss 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Boss (Boss)
Boss 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Mkubwa/mzee (Big person/elder)
Boss 🇹🇬 Togo

Chef/leader (Boss/leader)
Boss 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Patron, chef (Boss, chief) - English/slang
Boss 🇪🇬 Egypt

بوس - Boss
Boss 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umphathi / Umuntu ophethe (Manager / Person in charge)
Boss 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ቦስ/አለቃ (Boss)
Boss 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mkuu (Boss)
Boss 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Mookameli / Ramosebetsi (Manager / Employer)
Boss 🇱🇷 Liberia

Employer/Manager (Boss)
Boss 🇱🇾 Libya

بوص (Boss / chief)
Boss 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Chefe, pessoa respeitada (Boss, respected person)
Boss 🇳🇦 Namibia

Omukulu / employer (Boss / employer)
Boss 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Mukuru (Boss)

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