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boda-boda

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French bordeurebor. Middle English bordure English borderder. Swahili bodabodabor. English boda-boda Borrowed from Swahili bodaboda, from English border.

  1. derived from border
  2. borrowed from bodaboda

Definitions

  1. A bicycle or motorcycle used as a taxi.

    • The discussion opened our eyes to what has subsequently become perhaps the most important element of the work, that boda boda drivers are a completely alienated group within Kampala.
    • Meanwhile, all but one of the boda-boda drivers interviewed owned a mobile phone and reported that up to twenty clients had their number stored.

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