A community-driven dictionary of modern Zimbabwean expressions
Rural area
“Last weekend ndakaenda rutseni”
Sadza
"KwaMereki paMai Fafi vanobika jembi rakanaka"
"At Mai Fafi's stall down at Mereki they cook very good sadza"
Food
Shebeen
Bar / Pub / Night club
Terrible hangover
Hangover
A cigarette, usually a single stick rather than a full pack.
Matches or lighter used to spark a cigarette, blunt or fire.
Beard
How are you? / What's up?
Informal “What’s up?” / “How are you?”
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