Where does the slang word Ma Bono come from?

Ma Bono is a slang term from Zambia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zambia and across Africa.

Ma Bono

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Jul 17, 2025 · 1 definition

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Ma Bono definition 1

Slang for those sweet round buns sold by street vendors (word “Bono” possibly mimicking shape or brand).

by KASINARY Admin Elder · Jul 17, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: July 2025

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Ma bonne 🇬🇳 Guinea

Literally 'my maid,' but some Guineans (especially older generation) use ma bonne to mean 'my wife.' It reflects a traditional view of wife as homemaker, now anachronistic or humorous.

"J'ai laissé ma bonne au marché. (I left the missus at the market.)"

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Hands (thief)

"Maboko yako yadula (Your hands are long/you steal)"

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