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mbogi

/mbo-gee/· noun

crew; group of friends; crowd.

The people someone moves with, from a close circle to a wider group.

Origins

Mbogi names a crew or group of friends in Sheng; its historical source remains unproven.

  1. Fridah Kanana Erastus, Daniel Ochieng Orwenjo, and Margaret Nguru Gathigia, Escaping the Margins of Society: New Media and Youth Language Practices across the Rural Urban Divide in Kenya (Multilingual Margins, 2022), 100.

    Attests mbogi in contemporary Sheng community vocabulary.

Examples

  1. Leo nimetoka na mbogi yangu.

    I’m out with my crew today.

  2. Mbogi iko kwa moto sana.

    The crew is really on fire.

  3. Mbogi yetu ilifika mapema.

    Our crew arrived early.

  4. Mbogi yetu iko tight.

    Our crew is tight.

  5. Nitajoin mbogi baadaye.

    I will join the crew later.

  6. Mbogi ilipanga movie night.

    The crew planned a movie night.

  7. Usiachane na mbogi yako.

    Do not abandon your crew.

  8. Mbogi ilifika kwa base.

    The crew arrived at the base.

  9. Leo mbogi ina vibe.

    Today the crew has a vibe.

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