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Ish!

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

Aibu! (Shame!)

"Ish! Hiyo si poa (Shame! That's not cool)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Ish 🇿🇦 South Africa

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🇰🇪 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.

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🌍 "Ish!" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Ish 🇿🇦 South Africa

Used as a suffix to indicate approximation or “kind of.”

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