linguistics

kuma avenues means a red light district area where ladies of the night come out in full force during business hours and that's roughly from 9 p.m. to say about 1 a.m. somewhere around there. Note: Sex work in Zimbabwe is currently illegal (i.e., at this time of writing) and there aren't any...

cyberchimurenga means a popular trending feud between two or more popular celebrities, socialites, felebrities, slay queens, or even politicians going at each other online i.e., on social media. Sometimes folks behind a cyberchimurenga are literary fans themselves who think their fave is...

chipoko means a ghost account or a throwaway social media handle that you create to hide your true identity from other people or in other words, a keyboard warrior's social media handle for special operations. Listed below are some of the reasons Zimbos may temporarily use chipoko: to...

mashurugwi is the name of an organized machete gang in Zimbabwe that operates primarily in the mining sector in areas such as namely: Kwekwe Kadoma Inyathi Sherwood Battlefields Venice mine ...etc... They are reported to inflict gruesome violence on other miners with the objective of...

vamwe vakadzi vane zvivindi shuwa means some women are steadfast and brave enough to put up with a guy they wouldn't give their time of the day if he was a bum or an average square without clout. The irony is that before being in the current relationship, some of these women, in particular...

"Mari haina mukuru," is a ChiShona saying which means regardless of whether you are an older brother, sister, cousin, etc, there is no respect that is obliged to you just because of seniority as far as age is concerned. Quite frankly, the person who has money is also the one who has more...

hukeyi means the United Kingdom (or England), but most of the time this excludes Belfast, Scotland, and Wales although sometimes people may use this word interchangeably. In addition, if this word is used in the context of, say, for example, vanhu vekuHukeyi, it primarily refers to Zim folks in...

means a BMW (Bavarian Motor Works/Bayerische Motoren Werke) automobile. In most cases, this phrase is usually used in reference to the most expensive models of BMW cars instead of the regular degular models the automobile manufacturer has to offer. Because if the BMW automobile in question is...

small house (mainini), and big house (maiguru) are descriptive words given to women based on their relationship status with a man whom they are entangled with, in a love triangle. First of all, a big house (sometimes called maiguru, or vahosi) means she is either the legally married woman or...

Chikwambo means a dwarf goblin whose height on average reaches up to an average person's kneecap. It is used to temporarily grant the material wishes of an end-user after they purchase it from a n'anga ("traditional healer"). Therefore, in return for a favor, an end-user will serve this...

mari inechitema Definition: some people will do pretty much anything for money or those that just got it will spend it like there's no tomorrow whilst engaging in excess pleasure. Note: chitema means "sin" or "transgression" in the English language. However, having money isn't all bad...

mutupo in slang means very expensive wine (waini) or liquor (chapomba) that an average person can't afford to purchase on a regular basis because this will turn their financial health upside down completely. Note: The formal meaning of mutupo in chiShona language is "totem" but in this case, I...

means the former light-bearer Lucifer (Diablo) who in turn used to be the most beautiful angel Jehovah (Yave, Musiki Wedenga Nenyika or Musikavanhu) ever created. In addition, this word is also sometimes used to refer to various idols or in the context of the following: Baphomet - an idol...

mbashto is an umbrella term for herbal concoctions or traditional medicine (mbinjiri, mishonga, muti, or juju) that is often prepared by n'anga ("African traditional healers") for use in their natural magick. Unfortunately, those who are less familiar with the workings of mbashto end up being...

means a woman who values money more than the need to uphold African traditional customs and beliefs (Chivanhu) or has little regard for religious morality. In a nutshell, that's either a high-class escort or a basic average slay queen streaking down for di suoshal miidia skreetdem. The other...

mvana (or bvana) miin a uman wey ab don give bort widoht fos being marid (asina kuroorwa ar kubvisirwa pfuma) ar ohtsaid a marij (kunze kwemuchato) ar a singl divorcée. Whereas, mubvana miin a daata ar niece wey dey legally ar chradishanali marid. Haueba, ef a uman uu has pikin ohtsaid a marij...

Literal translation: it's the influence of a single mother's ancestral spirit she gets married but is soon divorced. Contextual meaning: som piipl go aafn fail fi mek di mos ohta a hapachyuuniti wehn dem ab a miliyan-dolla chaans fi mek am big. A gud egzampl dey hau som selibriti an athlete...

Literal meaning: hatred is unprofitable, meat can be eaten after it has been grilled. Contextual meaning: keeping a grudge wid anoda pesin ar a gruup af piipl ih nuh go du notn tu resolve heni prablem yu ab wid dem for di lang ron. Di onggl wie tu address a serious ishu dey fi hakchwali sit...

njema means shackles, handcuffs, or intangible mental shackles—you can think of this along the lines of mental slavery, social engineering, propaganda, you name it. Note: The most notable use of the word njema is by Wallace Chirumiko (aka Winky D) a Zimdancehall artist who titled his studio...

means nobody or no one. It is a combination of kunoza and chiSaladhi, that is, Zimbaz who use this slang term are those who always carry themselves in an exaggerated superficial manner. They are also the type of Zimbos who will pronounce the word photo as [ for - dho ]. And the type of Zimbos...