taba

Noun

1. A lump of dried tobacco, occasionally mixed with other recreational drugs, placed in the vagina for its stimulating effects.
   • “Taba,” the Mandinka term for tobacco, refers to a locally made tobacco substance that was commonly used by older generations in The Gambia well before independence. This practice, which was often adopted by individuals...
   • Sellers like Saf take regular taba and mix it with potent chemicals to enhance its intoxicating effect. Many women then use it intravaginally, believing it enhances sexual pleasure. - 2025 March 19, Kaddy Jawo, “‘I...
   • Health authorities in The Gambia are raising alarm over a growing practice among women involving the intravaginal use of a local powdered tobacco called “taba” or “tabaa.” - 2025 December 26, “Gambian women put tobacco...