Discover Contemporary Shona Slang
A community-driven dictionary of modern Zimbabwean expressions
All Words(361 words)
Nude
"Gaya wangu, kakaita kunditumira pic nzungu ndati!"
"Just imagine my guy, she sent me a nude picture!"
Red light district
"Ndakazoona imwe momz yemuraini mangu inoenda kuchapero iri pa touchline."
"I saw a lady who goes to church from my hood in the red light district"
Prostitute, hooker
"Kutopona naana mai muponesi isu zvedu."
"We get services from these hookers, it's our thing."
Prostitute, hooker
"Iro igwengweza last wangu, siyana naro. Siki yaunopihwa ipapo unomukira mangwana acho uri kuKaranda."
"That girl is very promiscuous, leave her alone. The STD you get from her you instantly end up at Karanda hospital."
A side-piece/side-chick / Woman of loose morals / Prostitute / Hooker / Thigh vendor
"Zvenjapisi hauchade kusiyana nazvo apa wakakandira kitchen last month."
"You don't want to leave your side-chick yet you just recently got married."