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Shagz

🇰🇪 Kenya Slang
Added Aug 02, 2025 · 1 definition
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Shagz definition 1

Slang for 'upcountry home' or rural village. Derived from Swahili ushago (countryside). Going 'ushago' means traveling to one's rural hometown.

"Naenda shagz weekend hii. (I'm going to the village this weekend.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 02, 2025

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🇰🇪 Kenya
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August 2025

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