kito

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kito

noun

Nigeria, uncountable A type of blackmail on LGBT people This type of blackmail, where an LGBT person is entrapped, is known in Nigeria's gay community as "kito" - the exact origin of the term is unclear. BBC Africa Eye interviewed 21 people in all about their experiences of being "kito'd".

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@misc{kito_2026,
  title = {kito},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kito},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}