chivanhu

waita mutete 1: this means the situation at hand is well above your pay grade, either because you lack the necessary qualifications or because you are not a member of the power circle -- you are a nobody! 2: a phrase used for saying, "you and I are not on the same level; you're beneath me. You...

rukawo this is a serious spiritually powered security fence (or a firewall, if you will) that you as a jealous spouse you request from a n'anga or sangoma ("traditional healer") so that you can punish your significant other and their side piece too when they sleep together. You can also choose...

kopoo 1: a violent way of striking someone with your forehead to inflict pain so that they get to understand who's the real mbinga ("boss"). 2: a technique that's unique to soccer (or association football) where players use their heads to maneuver the ball in mid-air toward whatever direction...

vana vapapa is a catch-all pejorative phrase used to describe church members who never question their cultic self-styled prophets. All they seem to do on a regular basis, especially on sosho media is defend their self-anointed Papa (or church founder) often with a repetitive response that a man...

kuzvipa pressure 1: This is a rat race of hustling backwards when competing with people out of your league (mbinga). It is better to save and invest your coins than to wastefully spend them (kuzhanya mari, kuridza mari, or kuzhanda mari) on a lavish lifestyle you can barely afford without...

kupinda mumunda mevanhu means to irritate someone (or a group of people), especially by interfering with something that is their responsibility or getting involved in matters that are too personal. For example, when you try to insert yourself in a lovers' quarrel instead of just minding your...

chibhende 1: a coded or secret language that is used to conceal information or to avoid being explicit especially when you are, for instance, in public spaces where you can easily be heard by elders (vanyarikani). For example, the following phrase "togona kungorasvi bhibhe kora" is an anagram...

kana ndatuka nditi sorry, ndatuka here askana? this means if I have cursed you out or someone else, please accept my apologies; however, if I haven't said anything wrong, why bother? Note: Almost every time, Tatelicious Karigambe-Sandberg will say this Shona saying when she does social...

muswe (or musve) from a slang perspective, this means a person (or a bottom) who likes to take on a receptive role (kufemerwa mugotsi) and in a BDSM context, this refers to whoever plays a passive, or submissive role within the relationship. nyanga this is what you'd call a "top" id est, a...

mari haipedzi chibharanzi asi chibharanzi chinopedza mari this means your bank balance may not necessarily compensate for your uncouth behavior or your lack of grace, even if you continue to accumulate more wealth. You should also be cautious that living a lavish lifestyle of trying to please...

kutengesa muriwo this phrase from a slang perspective can either mean one of the following: 1: the act of selling your body and trading sexual favors in return for money, a corporate business deal, etc. 2: the act of being a content creator whilst selling NSFW adult material, particularly in...

mabhisvo or mabhitsvo 1: any type or brand of biscuits. 2: a large amount or a batch of pills, particularly controlled substances that can only be purchased with a prescription but are meant to be sold illegally both on sosho media streets or offline as well.

chikapa for the most part, this is a rhythmic movement of the pelvis (hudyu) done by women to increase sexual pleasure and is normally taught at chinamwari (or chinamwali) camps. This may sometimes include doing sele or gyrating on a mbolis (i.e., "twerking on a phallus"). Furthermore, women...

means a real phallus but not an artificial lingam e.g., a dildo, m'kay. And synonyms include vholembe, vholambi, mbawraw, blambi, etc. By the way, the formal chiShona word for a phallus is mboro or shondo but the latter only refers to a circumcised lingham. Also, other closely related slang...

mugodhi means either a loose vagina (stonyeni) or a loose boogina (mukosho). However, on the contrary, if a woman's vertical smile (mburufasi) is too tight during lovemaking, she's either not interested, or the foreplay was kinda boring (muchongoyo). There's also this myth peddled by incels...

muzvambarara any copulatory organ (i.e., a mbolis) that is at least 8 inches (or 20 centimeters) long when it is fully erect with visibly thick pulsating veins and ready to tear down some walls. Slang antonyms for muzvambarara include kadora ("mopane worm"), kamboyo, and kashodhaya ("small...

pakadoma an unusual seat that is often assigned to passengers who lack funds to travel to where they wish to go and those who are desperate because they are in a hurry or due to bad weather conditions. On most kombis ("commuter omnibuses"), this seat (pakadoma) is located right behind the...

means premature ejaculation (PE) when a man comes faster (kutunda or kuprojusa) than his partner would like during coitus (mulundukwa) or sometimes earlier during foreplay i.e. when their penile frenulum is under invigorating sensual pressure. Another similar phrase is kuita hwetsuro and in a...

means a stepchild from a previous marriage of your current husband or wife. In contemporary times this can also include a stepkid born out of wedlock e.g., during cohabitation (mjolo, kuchaya or kubika mapoto), and an adopted child. It is perhaps worth noting that most Zimbo men are still...

gemhu park a family unit comprising of children with different totems (mitupo) because mommy has multiple baby daddies. This slang phrase is derived from how in a wildlife preserve you will find a wide variety of animals all belonging to their respective groups (e.g. zebras, lions, elands...