Discover Contemporary Shona Slang
A community-driven dictionary of Zimbabwean street lingo and ghetto speak
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Small dick
A slang insult for a man with an unusually small penis; comparison to a mopane worm. dora in standard Shona = mopane worm 🐛 short, plump, kinda squishy. Street minds quickly repurposed that imagery… you see where this is going.
"Aijuta kuti ane vhombi at large, akazofumurwa nekamusikana kaakarambana nako kuti aive nekadora"
"He claimed to have a large member until his ex exposed his tiny worm"
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About Zimbabwean street lingo
Shona slang, also called street lingo, ghetto speak or ghetto talk, is the everyday language of Zimbabwe's townships. Ghetto youths in Harare, Chitungwiza and beyond keep inventing new words, mixing Shona with English, flipping words backwards and coining code words for things best not said out loud. Much of it spreads through Zimdancehall lyrics, kombi rides and WhatsApp groups long before it reaches any textbook.
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