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kutora sinuka yekubhawa kuisa padheni this means to marry (kuroora) either a female bartender, a stripper, a thigh vendor, a slay queen, or a woman who used to regularly go to pubs, and nightclubs each and every weekend. Or a woman who still does the same right up to this day. Note: In the...

gudhu yako haisi gudhu yangu this Shona expression means what satisfies you as a person does nothing for me or that which makes you happy doesn't mean much to me since a lot of things in life are subjective e.g., music, food, fashion, lifestyle and etc. Note: There are some toffee-nosed...

vanenge vabvunzwa naniko this popular Shona expression means "Who would've asked them?" or "Who would've consulted them?", and common usage of this phrase is mostly in response to airheaded social media personalities who tend to write shallow think-pieces — on the Gram — whilst making a...

history haina basa is a sexual liberation expression that is often used by some Zim women to emphasize that you shouldn't have to worry about having fun from early in your 20s because that won't significantly affect your chances of settling down (kuroorwa) when you are ready to do so, since you...

hapana kwatiri kuenda this expression means that whatever we are doing right now isn't going to amount to anything tangible, and as such, don't have high hopes that our efforts will pay off except that you should quite frankly brace yourself for the worst to come. Note: In non-figurative...

ndopanzira here apa? this is a rhetorical question that is commonly used in the Republic of Zimbabwe when someone decides to cut through another person's yard or private property in order to take a shortcut so that they can reach faster wherever they are going. Often this happens in...

If there is someone with a chikwambo in your family, are there simple traditional ways to protect yourself against it?

chapfuura chaenda, nyoka haina rivhesi giya Literal meaning: what has passed is gone already, a snake doesn't have reserve gear. Contextual meaning: when something has happened it is impossible to change the outcome thereof. For example, if a person is dead they are dead. Best believe they...

kuramba mvana hunge uine mhandara Literal meaning: rejecting a single mother suggests you have a childless girlfriend as an option. Contextual meaning: when a person refuses something generously given to them and says it is bad or not appropriate for their needs often implies they're confident...

dumwa means either a magick talisman, waist beads, or a special hand-made small cloth with strings on the side that contains mbashto (mbinjiri or mishonga) and is often worn either around the neck, waist, or tied around one's arm. It is, of course, intended to bring good fortune to its wearer...

pondo (or "2 bho-bho") means two dollars, two euros, 2 quid, etc., as long as the value of the currency being mentioned amounts to, umm "two," so, yeah, it doesn't matter really. Another variant of 2 bho-bho is two bho-bho. However, pondo shouldn't be misconstrued with paundi (or mapaundi in...

means a person — particularly a woman — with chiseled calves; often a result of going to the gym on a regular basis whilst doing cardiovascular exercises e.g., running on the treadmill, cycling, mountain climbers, ankle hops, stair climbing, etc. In some cases, wearing high heels every day to...

magirini depending on the context this means either any of the following: 1: collard greens (mavheji) 2: low-grade schwag (or low-potency marijuana)

musana wederere means your lovemaking skills leave much to be desired, you are not a bedroom bully i.e., a one-pump champ who can hardly last long enough to satisfy their partner for them to reach an orgasm (kutunda). This may either be an effect of being overly excited, high levels of...

Kana munhu akaromba is it normally okay for them to freely provide funds or dish out money directly to their family members without any issues? I am asking because sometimes it doesn't make sense when you see someone being a rich mbinga but has poor relatives that still live a substandard...

bholato-bholato means let the good times roll. And if everything is all right what's there to worry about? Umm, nothing... Nevertheless, moderation is the key to everything. If you are not careful, your raging desire to be a hedonist can lead you into the doldrums, the equatorial calms, m'kay...

kupedza ma sports means you have displayed superior performance or far outperformed your opps (vavengi or mhandu) in whatever field of work you specialize in e.g., this may either be politics, the corporate world, the showbiz industry, etc you name it. As long as you come out on top and you are...

Hi y'all, the title says it all, doesn't it? Of course, I'd assume both stages can be challenging but I want an overview and that is to say what is easier to learn: music mixing or audio mastering?

chadonha this is bosh ("grand larceny") wherein a group of people steal money or personal property by using a perfidious job offer or a confidence trick. The way chadonha is carried out is either as follows: one person deliberately drops a wallet in front of a target individual while walking...

nhumblex means pregnancy i.e. the period of time when one or more babies develop inside a woman's womb (chibereko). Note: the formal words in chiShona for pregnancy are either pamuviri or nhumbu.