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Braids

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Shuka (Braids)

"Braids zako ni smart (Your braids are smart)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Braids 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Braids (Hair braids)

"Fresh braids (Fresh braids)"
Braids 🇿🇦 South Africa

Vlegsels (Plaited hair)

"Fresh braids for December (Fresh plaited hair for December)"

🇰🇪 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)

🌍 "Braids" Across Africa

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

Braids 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Braids (Hair braids)
Braids 🇿🇦 South Africa

Vlegsels (Plaited hair)
Braids 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Dafayir (Plaited hair)
Braids 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ብሬድስ/ሹርባ (Braids)
Braids 🇱🇷 Liberia

Plaited hair/Cornrows (Braided hair)
Braids 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umusatsi uhujwe (Plaited hair)
Braids 🇿🇲 Zambia

Plaited hair
Braids 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Ama-braids (braids)

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View all 2011 Kenya slang words

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