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Kilode

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Kilode definition 1

What happened (What happened)

"Kilode? Why you dey cry? (What happened? Why are you crying?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Kilode 🇿🇦 South Africa

“What’s the matter/why?” often to express frustration.

Kode 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Nimero y'ibanga (Secret code)

"Yibagiye kode. (He forgot the code.)"

🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

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🌍 "Kilode" Across Africa

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

Kilode 🇿🇦 South Africa

“What’s the matter/why?” often to express frustration.

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