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Broke

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Broke (No money)

"Broke nga ndi mu poverty (Broke in poverty)"
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

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 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.

Browse all Uganda slang (1867 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 🇰🇪 Kenya

Sina pesa (Broke)
Broke 🇱🇸 Lesotho

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

Having no money
Broke 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Nta mafaranga (No money)

🇺🇬 More Uganda Slang

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View all 1867 Uganda slang words

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