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Work

🇺🇬 Uganda Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Work (Work)

"Work mu office (Office work)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇺🇬 Uganda
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1 community definition
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April 2026

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Work 🇳🇬 Nigeria

In street slang 'work' refers to a scheme or job, often illegal. Scammers say 'I get work' meaning they have a fraudulent operation in progress. Legit hustlers also use it to mean any money-earning pl…

"I no fit go out tonight, I get one work wey I dey run. (Meaning: I can't go out tonight, I have a (shady) deal I'm worki…"
Work 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Work (Work)

"Ah dae go work. (I'm going to work.)"

🇺🇬 About Uganda Slang

Ugandan slang draws from Luganda, English, and Swahili, shaped by Kampala's vibrant youth culture and Afrobeats music scene.

KASINARY has 1867 Uganda slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Work" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Work 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Job or slay
Work 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Work (Work)
Work 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Job or slay
Work 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Work (Work - English/French)
Work 🇱🇷 Liberia

Labor/Employment (Work)
Work

Job or slay

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