Skip to main content

Gig

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 2 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Gig definition 1

Onyesho (Show)

"Niko na gig kesho (I have a gig tomorrow)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Gig definition 2

Onyesho (Show/gig)

"Friday night gig (Friday night gig)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Gig 🇺🇬 Uganda

Gig (Job)

"Gig ya part time (Part time gig)"
Gig 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ti travay (Small job)

"Ganny gig wikenn (Got a gig weekend)"

🇰🇪 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)

🌍 "Gig" Across Africa

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

Gig 🇺🇬 Uganda

Gig (Job)
Gig 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ti travay (Small job)
Gig 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Performance (Gig)
Gig 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umsebenzi womculo (Music work)
Gig 🇿🇦 South Africa

Optrede (Performance)
Gig 🇬🇭 Ghana

Temporary job/Performance (Short-term work)
Gig 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Konsarete / Papali ea mmino (Concert / Music show)
Gig 🇱🇷 Liberia

Performance/Show (Gig)

🇰🇪 More Kenya Slang

SONU Shirikisho la wanafunzi (Student union) Manicure Kupamba mikono (Manicure) Request Kuomba wimbo (Song request) Convocation Mkutano wa wahitimu (Convocation) Online jobs Kazi za mtandao (Online jobs) tich Teacher.
View all 2011 Kenya slang words

Related Kenya Slang Words

Cloakroom 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mahali pa kuweka vitu (Cloakroom)

Pedicure 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kupamba miguu (Pedicure)

Seminar 🇰🇪 Kenya

Semina (Seminar)

Endaa 🇰🇪 Kenya

Chakula kwa Kimaasai (Food in Maasai)

Noma ni 🇰🇪 Kenya

A phrase used to set up gossip or a story: 'the crazy thing is…'. E.g. Noma ni ulijua huyu ni boy? (The crazy part is, d…

Safari ya Mara 🇰🇪 Kenya

Safari ya Masai Mara (Masai Mara safari)

Clickbait 🇰🇪 Kenya

Kuvutia bure (False attraction)

Art exhibition 🇰🇪 Kenya

Maonyesho ya sanaa (Art exhibition)

More from Khulekani Dladla

Bolingo

(Lingala) The word for 'love' in Lingala, a language spoken in D.R. Congo. It's often hear…
bira 🇿🇼

Umgidi (traditional ceremony)
Bridal shower 🇿🇼

Shower yemwenga (bridal shower)
Bachelor party 🇿🇼

Pati yevakomana (bachelor party)
Lobola negotiations 🇿🇼

Nhaurirano dzeroora (lobola negotiations)

Discussion (0 comments)

Be the first to share your thoughts on Gig.

Leave a Comment

Keep exploring African slang

Random Word Browse G 🇰🇪 Kenya Slang 🌍 All 54 Countries