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FOMO

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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FOMO definition 1

Fear of Missing Out

"Niko na FOMO sana (I have serious FOMO)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

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FOMO 🇿🇦 South Africa

Used widely by African youths to refer to anxiety about not being involved in something.

FOMO 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Fear of missing out

"I have major FOMO about that trip"

🇰🇪 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)

🌍 "FOMO" Across Africa

This word is also used in 10 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

FOMO 🇿🇦 South Africa

Fear of missing out
FOMO 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Fear of missing out
FOMO 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

FOMO (Fear of missing out)
FOMO 🇪🇬 Egypt

فومو - Fear of missing out
FOMO 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kwesaba kushiywa (Fear of missing out)
FOMO 🇬🇭 Ghana

Fear of missing out (Social anxiety)
FOMO 🇱🇾 Libya

فومو (Fear of missing out)
FOMO 🇳🇦 Namibia

Fear of missing out (Social anxiety)
FOMO

Fear of missing out
FOMO 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Gutinya gusiga ibirori (Fear of missing out)

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