kudhomoka
(or kuzeyeretsa in formal chiShona) means to act kinda weird or go extremely out of control often as a result of taking highly addictive drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, valium, marijuana, etc.
There are of course other numerous Zim slang synonyms but some of them depend on...
miin fi liid on a daige wehn yu mek false promise dat will nat materialize ina heniting hels. Suh yu plei di siem giem uova an uova agen—rinse, repeat til yu finably fiil yu waan settle dong an fain yuhself a waif.
Nau mi go tel yu sopm waiz mi heard fram wan a mi brejrin:
Dehfah, for dis...
aal demyah woddem rifa fi parenthood an adulthood.
Laik suh:
Bali miin: bailojikal faada, stepfaada, uol man ar migl-iej singl man.
Qwaan miin: bailojikal madda, stepmadda, uol uman, ar migl-iej singl uman.
Rentz miin: pierens (bai di wie, dat nuh mata weda ef dem a bailojikal pierens ar...
dis miin Nigerian, alternatively som piipl for Zimbabue (ah abroad) dem guh seh Naijimbo rather dahn di faama.
It aal dipend for di pesin, alduo Naijimbi ih deh di wan wey dey deh yuus muos a di taim bai Zim piipldem. Haueba, Naizimbo simbly rifa fi a rilieshanship bitwiin aida a Naija man ar...
mubikirwa
or chimubikirwa means either fake news, gossip, or propaganda that is presented as true facts albeit that isn't the case. Consequently, the story fails to add up due to a lack of convincing evidence to prove any claims made to convince a target audience.
This word is also used as a...
kufeja-feja
means to throw mud on a wall hoping some of it will stick when a series of repeated attempts are made to achieve a particular goal.
This normally happens when a person or a group of people have run out of ideas so they end up anticipating by chance of a fluke everything will fall...
kwarup
means something has been fully consumed or it's dead e.g., the state of a product or service reaching a point of complete utilization such that normal access is cut off and temporarily terminated until it's renewed.
Example usage 1:
Example usage 2:
P.S. Everything is now a...
"Ma settings" is a Shonglish general term that is meant to address the current situation at hand or the present nature of how things are happening in realtime as you experience them.
For example, one might say, "Ma settings akamira sei pazvinhu izvi?" and this here is a case of someone...
Bhazhe, in Zim slang, means domestic pig or swine ("sus scrofa domesticus"), whilst a young suckling pig (or piglet) in Shonglish is known as bhazhlet.
Sometimes this word is also used in reference to a wild boar (or wild pig/sus scrofa) including the general use when talking about different...
"Kubhilivhisa Bhebhi" is a Shonglish/Chivanglish phrase that describes the action taken by a man with the main objective of doing sweet lovey-dovey things to show that he truly loves his new squeeze.
However, this routine isn't always sincere since a man in question may only be running game on...
kutsotsonya
means either of the following:
1: to verbally or physically assault an individual e.g., "Usandisaize ndokutsotsonya izvezvi"
2: to spend quality time with the opposite sex in the form of riding e.g., "Kutsotsonya ka sponono."
3: to exploit an opportunity with end results of...
means either HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) even though there is a difference between the two.
For instance, it depends on the context in which the word itself is used, and that is to say, if a person uses the word gwembe with a serious tone...
ku feeder bhebhi
means to enjoy quality time by spoiling your main girlfriend, sidechick, or small house when you take her out for shopping, dining at a fine restaurant, outdoor events like a music concert, and among other things that at least require you to spend your own gwalangwa on her...
"Bhudhi Vemu Wodhadha" in Zim slang means a man who intentionally lies to women about his sexuality because he still wants to live a double lifestyle of being gay whilst at the same time publicly showing interest to the opposite sex.
The other Shonglish/Chivanglish synonym for this is "bhudhi...
"Bho Gents" in Zim slang means a true gentleman style of dressing or the art of wearing clothes in a sophisticated classy manner but still not extremely flashy either.
Below are some key points people will always take into account if they are into Bho Gents style:
Paying attention to quality...
"Bhama" in Zim slang means a full-length studio album which obviously consists of at least more than 10 songs.
Therefore, an extended-play album (EP album) isn't in general considered a bhama although people might use the slang word in that particular context.
Note: The plural of bhama is...
kufemerana mugotsi
refers to a same-sex relationship. But the thing is same-sex relationships including same-sex marriages are currently forbidden in Zimbabwe. However, this doesn't conclude there aren't same-sex couples within Zimbabwe and abroad in the diaspora.
"Hanty" in Zim slang means either between: isn't it, aren't you or weren’t you. It just depends on the context.
However, in most cases, this word is always inserted right at the beginning of a sentence or conversation as a means to firmly confirm with what somebody said earlier on about a...
means a side piece or a commercial sex worker whose services are readily available to the demand of the general public at large. Anyway, below I have written for you other synonyms of njapisi:
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