What does Double mean?

Mara mbili (Double) For example: "Double double (Double double)"

Where does the slang word Double come from?

Double is a slang term from Kenya. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Kenya and across Africa.

Double

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Mara mbili (Double)

"Double double (Double double)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Double 🇧🇼 Botswana

Double (Two shots)

"Double brandy (Double brandy)"

Double 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Double (Double)

"Make it double (Make it double)"

🇰🇪 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)

🌍 "Double" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Double 🇧🇼 Botswana

Double (Two shots)

Double 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Double (Double)

Double 🇱🇷 Liberia

Two times/Twice (Double)

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