Discover Contemporary Shona Slang
A community-driven dictionary of modern Zimbabwean expressions
All Words(356 words)
Being kept in a hush-hush, one-sided situationship where the other person refuses to make the relationship official.
"Ndinoona kunge ndirikudhyirwa musaga, haadi kumboti tionane muchaunga"
"I feel like I’m being kept hidden; he won’t acknowledge me in public."
Get a grip! Stop that! Cut it out! Get out of here! Knock it off! Quit it! Get lost!
Often shouted at one who’s clowning around, exaggerating, or crossing a small social line. Dismissive but not vulgar
"Miswa iwe! Apa wakudrawer nenyaya yako!"
"Come on, get outta here that story can’t be true!"
To go hard; to grind; to push relentlessly toward a goal or task.
"PaHarare ukasahadhira unorara nenzara asekuru"
"In Harare if you don't go hard you will go to bed on an empty stomach mate"
Get high
"Pakutoda kutopper bravery pakadai"
"That's when you need to get high"
Get high
"Itai plan boyz tiite kubaka rough"
"Let's make a plan guys and get high"
Marijuana, Cannabis, Weed
"Hmm mashizha aya ihigh grade wangu"
"Hmm, this weed is high grade my friend"
Marijuana, Cannabis, Weed
"Vakomana siyanai nekubhema dhobho, hazvina kunaka - vakadaro zvavo mufundisi vachienda kuchapero vasangana neboys dzichisunga danda."
"Guys, stop smoking weed, it's not good - the pastor said that while going to church and bumped into the boys rolling a joint."