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msupa

noun

an attractive woman or girlfriend.

A gendered informal label; context matters and neutral translation can hide its stance.

Origins

Msupa is a Sheng label for an attractive woman or girlfriend; its source is unknown.

  1. Miringo Patrick Muriira, A Complex Linguistic Code in the Kenyan Linguistic Scene: A Case Study for Sheng (University of Nairobi, 2016), 40.

    Attests msupa among Sheng girl and girlfriend vocabulary.

Examples

  1. Alikuja na msupa wake.

    They came with their girlfriend.

  2. Aliona msupa kwa base.

    They saw an attractive woman at the base.

  3. Msupa huyo ni wa crew yetu.

    That woman is part of our crew.

  4. Msupa alivaa jacket nyekundu.

    The woman wore a red jacket.

  5. Usizungumzie msupa vibaya.

    Do not speak badly about the woman.

  6. Msupa wake anafanya kazi city.

    His girlfriend works in the city.

  7. Walimwona msupa kwa club.

    They saw an attractive woman at the club.

  8. Msupa alicheza vizuri.

    The woman danced well.

  9. Huyo msupa ana style.

    That woman has style.

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