Mhanya bani
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1.
Completely crazy; mind sprinting off the rails.
Literal picture: mhanya = run 🏃♂️, bani = open plain 🌾. So when your brain “runs across the plains,” it has officially bolted past sanity. Completely crazy / loopy / having a full-on mental breakdown. Synonym: mhanya mushini (“the brain machine is sprinting”). Mental-health footnote: Slang is savage, if someone’s genuinely struggling, swap the roast for real help. Otherwise, roast away (responsibly).
"Muface uya hanzi akumhanya bani, akawonekwa nezuro achitenderera tonaz akapfeka wig"
Translation: "They say that dude is now going crazy, he was seen yesterday roaming around town with a wig"
Etymology
Contemporary Zimbabwean slang. First documented in urban areas.
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