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Majuu

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition
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Majuu definition 1

Means 'overseas/abroad,' from 'juu' (above). Kenyans use majuu to refer to Western countries or anywhere abroad.

"Ameenda majuu kusoma. (He's gone abroad to study.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

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Majuu 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Slang meaning “abroad” or “overseas” (literally “to the upper places”). Often refers to going to Western countries.

"“Kaka yako alienda majuu kusoma” (“Your brother went abroad to study”)"
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Majuu 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Means 'overseas/abroad,' from 'juu' (above). Kenyans use majuu to refer to Western countries or anywhere abroad.

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