Mbogi

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Mbogi definition 1

Youth slang (from Sheng) for crew or squad. Your close friend group.

"“Mbogi yangu inakam through weekend” (“My crew is coming over this weekend”)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Mbogi 🇰🇪 Kenya

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🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

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🌍 "Mbogi" Across Africa

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

Mbogi 🇰🇪 Kenya

Means 'crew' or squad of friends. From Kikuyu mũbũgi (group). Popularized in songs ('mbogi genje').

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