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Suk

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Suk definition 1

ሱክ/ፀጉር (Hair)

"Suk arif adergeshal (You did your hair nicely)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Suk definition 2

ሱቅ/ሱቅ (Suk) - shop

"Clothes suk (Clothes shop)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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2 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Suk 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Makan bey'a wa shira (Market)

"Nimshi suk nishteri haja (Let's go to market to buy something)"
Suka 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho tloha / Ho tsamaea (To go away / To move)

"Suka moo! (Move from there!)"

🇪🇹 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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🌍 "Suk" Across Africa

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

Suk 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Makan bey'a wa shira (Market)

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