Discover Contemporary Shona Slang
A community-driven dictionary of Zimbabwean street lingo and ghetto speak
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Buttocks; someone’s backside, usually praised for being large or shapely.
Visual cheat-code: think of two perfect parentheses → ( ) yeah, that’s the whole idea. Etiquette tip: Scanning mudhoto to admire in public? Make sure you’re outside of slap-range, otherwise your cheeks might get a zenya real quick.
"Mudhoto uri pane mwana uya so, kuita kunge bracket ()"
"The ass on that chick, it looks like a pair of brackets"
Buttocks, ass, backside
"Dakwez riri pane mwana uya so, kuita kunge bracket ()"
"The ass on that chick looks like a pair of brackets"
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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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