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Definition of bodaboda noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bodaboda

noun
 
/ˌbəʊdəˈbəʊdə/
 
/ˌbəʊdəˈbəʊdə/
(also boda boda)
 
East African English [bodaˈboda]
(East African English)
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  1. (in some countries) a type of motorcycle or bicycle with a space for a passenger or for carrying goods, often used as a taxi
    • boys on bodabodas riding on Kampala's streets
    Word OriginKiswahili, apparently from English border, border (as said by a rider advertising their services near a border crossing); the expression is said to have originated in the town of Busia, which straddles the border between Kenya and Uganda.
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