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kitu kidogo

American  
[kee-too-kee-doh-goh] / kiˌtu kiˈdoʊˌgoʊ /

noun

  1. (in East Africa) an amount of money given as a bribe or tip.

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Put things online, make them automated, make them anonymous, and you eliminate the kitu kidogo.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2014

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