sheng [noun]

Dobi ya kiatu

Maana (Definition)

Informal estate shoe repairer and polisher working on neighborhood corners.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

street shoe cobbler and shiner

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

dobi ya kiatu

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Nairobi Street Slang

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Niliachia dobi ya kiatu viatu vyangu vipigwe rangi."

Translation: I left my shoes with the neighborhood shoe shiner for polishing.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

fundi viatu