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Kitu kidogo

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 1 definition
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Kitu kidogo definition 1

Something small (bribe)

"Nipe kitu kidogo (Give me something small)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025

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🇹🇿 Tanzania
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1 community definition
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Kitu kidogo 🇺🇬 Uganda

Kitu kidogo (Small bribe - from Swahili)

"Mpa kitu kidogo (Give me something small)"
Kipato kidogo 🇰🇲 Comoros

Small income

"Kipato kidogo hakitoshi - Small income is not enough"

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🌍 "Kitu kidogo" Across Africa

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

Kitu kidogo 🇺🇬 Uganda

Kitu kidogo (Small bribe - from Swahili)

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