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Broke

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Sina pesa (Broke)

"Niko broke (I'm broke)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Broke 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Having no money

"I'm broke until payday"
Broke 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Ngiphelelwe yimali / Anginalutho (I'm out of money / I have nothing)

"Ngi-broke manje, kubi (I'm broke now, it's bad)"

🇰🇪 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)

🌍 "Broke" Across Africa

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

Broke 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Having no money
Broke 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Ngiphelelwe yimali / Anginalutho (I'm out of money / I have nothing)
Broke 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ብሮክ/ገንዘብ የለም (Broke)
Broke 🇬🇭 Ghana

No money/Empty pocket (Having no money)
Broke 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ha ho chelete / Bofuma (No money / Poverty)
Broke

Having no money
Broke 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Nta mafaranga (No money)
Broke 🇺🇬 Uganda

Broke (No money)

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