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majichimbochimbo anofara kana gondo rafa ziso Literal meaning: when a hamerkop's eye is damaged small frogs celebrate. What it means: people will always rejoice with great jubilation at the downfall of an oppressor or an evil person who used to persecute them relentlessly—it will be happy...

mwanasikana ndimapfumise Literal translation: a daughter is a goldmine. What it means: a daughter has the potential to make her family rich if she marries up in a calculated hypergamy fashion and also due to an African cultural practice where a bride price (roora or lobola) is expected to be...

t.i.c. means "total internal confusion" and is an acronym often used, particularly when going into an exam and not knowing what you are doing there. One of the primary reasons is that you did not have enough time to meditate before the exam—wait I will explain this in a second—or your lecturer...

"Shefu" in Shona langwij means: boss, chairperson, director, chief executive, or the major shareholder of a corporate entity. Now depending on the size of the company you work for and your current position, you may have too many bosses to report to, and in that case, the plural for shefu is...

zvivindi Definition: excessive confidence that sometimes blurs a fine line between self-assurance and arrogance. Note: usually, a person who is said to have zvivindi has a devil-may-care attitude, therefore, they are likely to carry themselves around as a daredevil that will consider their...

"Kuchekeresa," in ChiShona langwij means to sacrifice an individual or a group of people and that's often in the form of a magick ritual for material gain (ukuthwala) or power. Sometimes the magick rituals also require a combination of astrological timing and diabolical gruesome concoctions...

"Mogo" in Zim slang means a tobacco cigarette and it really doesn't matter what particular tobacco brand it is. The other synonym for mogo is "mudzanga" but in Zimbabwe people often use the word 'mogo' frequently. Note: the formal word for a cigarette in the Shona language is "fodya." Other...

"Mufombi" in Zim slang means 'Mufakose' which is a high-density suburb located in the capital city Harare. It is far from being a posh area, therefore, it falls under as one of the popular ghetto areas in Zimbabwe. Example Usage: Person 1 -- "MaRasta ekuMufombi azoti chii nemadhiri edu" Person...

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...

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Ef yu waan fi laan chiShona (ah Chivanhu) fambul tings den dis haatikl dey fi yu. Bikos yasss, mi dey gwine hexpagorate dis iin ditiel an ingkluud ada adishanal tings hia an deh seh a rilietid. Mek wi staat nau hInglish ChiShona Faada Baba (slang Mudhara, Bali, Lali ar Labi) Maada Mai...

The word "bhemba" in Zim slang means a machete. The plural of bhemba is "mabhemba" However, the word mabhemba also has two meanings which are as follows: machete (in a plural form for a single bhemba) Mashurugwi (a Zimbabwean organized mining gang)

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...

"Simbi Haina Chubhu" is a ChiShona saying which means whatever you are doing is not going to amount to anything because you are lacking the fundamental understanding about the gravity of the situation at hand. You ought to get to the drawing board and plan about measures you should take in a...

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...

It's a new year, new money, and currently making headlines in Zim gossip news is, of course, Ginimbi whose hustle doesn't stop. "My Guy," got himself a new Bentley soon after the 2019 Vic Falls Carnival After Party which had a special guest appearance by Faith Nketsi.

"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...

"Mapepa" in Zim slang refers to the state of being an officially recognized documented immigrant in a foreign country. The opposite of being an illegal immigrant is "chipoko", (which directly translates to the Shona language as a 'ghost') Note: mapepa basically means paperwork in the Shona...

mukadzi or murume wemweya means a spiritual wife or husband respectively. Basically, those who are attached to a spiritual spouse will often have a hard time getting married or if they get married they will have unexplained marital problems which are less likely to be resolved with neither...