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Kushindwa

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Kushindwa definition 1

Kukosa kushinda (To fail)

"Nimeshindwa kabisa (I've totally failed)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Kushindwa definition 2

Kupoteza (To lose)

"Tumeshindwa vibaya (We lost badly)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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2 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Kushindwa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Khisir (Lose - Swahili)

"Hatutashindwa (We won't lose)"
Kushindwa 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Kushindwa/kupoteza (Defeat/losing)

"Kushindwa si mwisho wa dunia (Defeat is not end of world)"

🇰🇪 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.

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🌍 "Kushindwa" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Kushindwa 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Khisir (Lose - Swahili)
Kushindwa 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Kushindwa/kupoteza (Defeat/losing)

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