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Koko

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

Main point or essence (Core matter)

"Wetin be the koko? (What's the main point?)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Koko 🇧🇯 Benin

Bouillie de mil (Millet porridge)

"Le koko chaud du matin (La bouillie chaude du matin/The hot morning porridge)"
Koko 🇿🇦 South Africa

Nkoko, mmaagwe mogolo (Grandmother)

"Koko o a re rata (Grandmother loves us)"

🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

Nigeria has one of Africa's richest street-language traditions, blending Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Pidgin English into a constantly evolving slang vocabulary used by over 220 million people.

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🌍 "Koko" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Koko 🇧🇯 Benin

Bouillie de mil (Millet porridge)
Koko 🇿🇦 South Africa

Nkoko, mmaagwe mogolo (Grandmother)
Koko 🇧🇼 Botswana

Koko (Knock knock)
Koko 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Légumes verts (Green vegetables)
Koko 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Grand-parent (Grandparent)
Koko 🇳🇪 Niger

Ruwan gero mai zaki (Sweet millet porridge)

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