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One time

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Mara moja (One time)

"One time nilikuwa huko (One time I was there)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

One time 🇨🇲 Cameroon

One time (Immediately)

"I go do am one time (I'll do it immediately)"
One time 🇸🇨 Seychelles

En fwa (One time)

"Do it one time (Do it one time)"

🇰🇪 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.

KASINARY has 2011 Kenya slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Kenya slang (2011 words)

🌍 "One time" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

One time 🇨🇲 Cameroon

One time (Immediately)
One time 🇸🇨 Seychelles

En fwa (One time)
One time 🇿🇦 South Africa

Dadelik, vinnig (Immediately, quickly)
One time 🇬🇭 Ghana

Immediately/At once (Instantly)
One time 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Hang / Once
One time 🇱🇷 Liberia

Immediately/At once (Right away)
One time 🇳🇦 Namibia

Peamwe / immediately (Immediately)
One time 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Immediately (At once)
One time 🇿🇲 Zambia

Immediately/at once

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