Swahili
kijogoo
ki-jo-GO-o
How to say it
Swahilikijogooki-jo-GO-osoon
Englishtroublemakersoon
Frenchfauteur de troublessoon
Meaning
in the manner of a rooster, and figuratively, a notorious troublemaker, diminutive of jogoo.
Good to know
shindana kijogoo means to fight each other like roosters; the proverb mtu huyu ndiye kijogoo wa mji describes a well-known troublemaker.
Examples
- Wavulana wale walishindana kijogoo mtaani.Those boys fought like roosters in the neighborhood.
- Kwa nini watu wanamwita kijogoo wa mji?Why do people call him the town's notorious troublemaker?
- Hakuwa kijogoo, alikuwa mtulivu sana.He wasn't a troublemaker, he was very calm.
- Kijogoo yule alizoea kuanzisha ugomvi kila wikendi.That troublemaker was used to starting fights every weekend.
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