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Dao

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 02, 2025 · 1 definition
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Dao definition 1

Sheng for 'ten shillings.' Comes from 'kumi na dao' (ten cents in old currency) or 'dollar' in some context. Also Ashu or Tao are used.

"Naomba dao ya maji. (Lend me ten bob for water.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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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.

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