slang

Zimbo means a citizen or anything of Zimbabwean origin. The plural for Zimbo is either Zimbos, maZimba, or maZimbo; in addition, the close synonym for Zimbo is a Shonglish phrase: sadza eater, and directly translated to formal English it means "one who eats mielie pap (or ugali)." Example...

twimbo means a Zimbabwean Twitter user who maintains regular activity, not just someone who does it occasionally like once in a blue moon. Note: The plural for twimbos is either written or pronounced as matwimbo or twimbos. Example usage

1: to depart from one place to another or to go to X place. 2: to move an object or to insert an object. Example usage for 1 Example usage for 2

vale means Eaglesvale High School which is located at 147 Gleneagles Road, Willowvale, Harare. The school is co-educational and has boarding facilities for both girls and boys. Uniform — girls wear green blazers and green skirts while boys wear green blazers and grey trousers with brown shoes...

fash means Ellis Robins High School a boys-only secondary school for both day scholars and boarders which is located at Sherwood Drive, Mabelreign, Harare, and is close to Sentosa. They wear blue blazers and black trousers with black shoes for their uniform. Example usage:

The word "Churu" in Zim slang is used in reference to Churchill School which is located at Nigel Philip Ave, Eastlea South Harare, Zimbabwe. The school itself doesn't have co-education so it's only for boys but it also has boarding facilities for those who don't want to be day scholars. As for...

valembe 1: a prominent public figure, socialite, or generally someone who is doing well for themselves and happens to be balling out of control as they should, why not? 2: a fancy top-of-the-line product or service — this can be anything from an audiophile high-end stereo system, a hypercar, a...

chidadiso means money and this doesn't matter whether the type of currency at hand is either fiat e.g., U.S. dollar notes, Euros, Rands, Pounds, etc., or a digital cryptocurrency e.g., Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), etc. Note: A formal way to say "money" in chiShona language is...

A ferebritiy, in Zim slang, refers to a person who is primarily popular on social media (e.g. Facebook or Instagram) so much that if they go live they will garner a reasonable Zim social media audience. However, if such a person was to walk down any random street in Zimbabwe they are likely to...

Supa sabhu, in Zim slang, basically means a backup girlfriend just in case the main chick calls it quits unexpectedly or if she is currently unavailable because it's that time of the month again. Therefore, a supa sabhu is meant to be a temporary stand-in and unofficially deputize the main...

januwari disease refers to personal financial health lamentation that is experienced by people who squander their salary (or additional bonus payment) because of too much excitement about the holiday season at the end of the year (i.e. Christmas and New Year's celebrations). What then happens...

In Zim slang "kubatirwa pena" means your attempts at accomplishing something in retaliation or a rebuttal towards someone have been completely thwarted. The only thing you can do from there is either you spin the story so that you can bounce back. Or you can just count your losses and let it be...

In Zim slang "maya" simply means 'no' or 'negative.' It is mostly used when someone asks you a question of whether something is true or false. Hence, if you respond by saying 'maya' you will be answering the question in disagreement with the subject matter. Note: The antonym of maya is 'bho'...

chivheti means the Occidental culture (chiRumbi) or generally anything that does not relate to customary ways of Chivanhu (African traditional culture). Note: Keep in mind that the word Vheti means the English language; it doesn't matter whether it's en-US, en-GB, or whatever. But the word...

chinaira means marijuana (Cannabis Sativa or Indica). Note: In the Republic of Zimbabwe, the law of the land currently doesn't permit the recreational use of cannabis therefore it is also illegal to cultivate it for such reasons. However, new legislation is slowly addressing the legalization...

wanga means a broke person. Wanga is also sometimes used in shaming broke men who are over-confident to step out of their league hoping they will be accepted by a gorgeous-looking slay queen. But unfortunately, the ending is always the same though, that is, with a rejection of course...

choku is the street name for cocaine (or coke) in the Republic of Zimbabwe while mapopukoni, refers to crack cocaine. hupfu in the context of slang means exactly as you'd probably expect and that's white heroin (an opioid). But since there are different types of heroin, here are Zim slang...

"Shinda" in Zim slang means a message board thread. In addition, shinda is also applied in reference to post replies (or comment thread) on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Tumblr, Pinterest and Reddit. Example Usage: "Handei nayo mberi shinda tinoda...

kuchopa means to speak broken English or to mispronounce words, names, and phrases by inadvertently butchering them because you know, you are perhaps only familiar with your native language after all. Nevertheless, it goes without saying that albeit English is spoken all over the world not...

The word "tee" in Zim slang means to 'kiss' but obviously not in the form of a greeting. Rather the word itself refers to what two people in love, a fling, etc would do as a sign of love and affection. Example Usage: "Oan, the reason I have these lip stains on my shirt is the next daige wanted...