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Run

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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መሮጥ/መሮጥ (Merot) - to run

"Start merot (Start running)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Run 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Run (To run)

"Run quick quick (Run quickly)"
Run 🇱🇷 Liberia

Move fast/Sprint (Run)

"Run before rain catch you! (Run before the rain catches you!)"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Run" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Run 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Run (To run)
Run 🇱🇷 Liberia

Move fast/Sprint (Run)
Run 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Move fast (Move fast)

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

Hail በረዶ/በረዶ (Hail) Saint George ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ/ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ (Kidus Giorgis) - football club Teklala ተክላላ/መንገድ አቋራጭ (Shortcut) Sistrum ፀናፅል/ፀናፅል (Sistrum) License office ፍቃድ ቢሮ/ፍቃድ ቢሮ (Fikad biro) - license office Pillow ትራስ/ትራስ (Tiras) - pillow
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Computer 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ኮምፒዩተር/ኮምፒዩተር (Computer) - computer

Loan 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሎን/ሎን (Loan) - loan

Swipe left 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ስዋይፕ ሌፍት/ወደ ግራ መጥረግ (Swipe left)

Shi 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Filler word meaning “like…” or just a pause (similar to “ya’ni” in Arabic).

Awde amet 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

አውደ አመት/አውደ አመት (Awde amet) - new year celebration

Samsung 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሳምሰንግ/ሳምሰንግ (Samsung)

Grails 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ግሬልስ/የምትፈልገው (Grails/most wanted)

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