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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kemboi.

to run away, flee, escape (from an employer or a bad situation)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to run away, flee, escape (from an employer or a bad situation)

    Sheng
Where this word comes from

After Ezekiel Kemboi, a Kenyan runner. Despite Kemboi being a runner, the word is not used for run but to run away from a bad situation.

noun
  1. a domestic worker who left their employer and who is now undocumented

    Sheng · class-v
  2. a person who ran away from a bad situation

    Sheng · broadly · class-v
Where this word comes from

After Ezekiel Kemboi, a Kenyan runner. Despite Kemboi being a runner, the word is not used for run but to run away from a bad situation.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.