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kitawaramba.

it will come back to bite you, it will come back to haunt you, you will bear the consequences

11 characters5 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

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  1. it will come back to bite you, it will come back to haunt you, you will bear the consequences

Where this word comes from

From ki- (“it”) + -ta- (“will”) + -wa- (“you (plural)”) + -ramba (“lick”), literally “it will lick you”. Pastor Mackenzie said the phrase kitawaramba several times during the arrest in April 2023 in the Shakahola Forest incident. The phrase has gained popularity in Kenya to express ... (what exactly? that something will backfire?)

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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.