Zambia Slang Dictionary
Zambian slang draws on Nyanja, Bemba and English to shape the everyday talk of Lusaka, the Copperbelt and towns across the country. It lives in Zambian hip-hop and Zamrock, on college campuses, in markets and minibus ranks, and it keeps evolving with each new generation. Expressive and quick-witted, it captures the humour of daily Zambian life. Browse the growing, community-built dictionary of Zambian slang below - and add the words you know.
look at that guza walking there
I'm going to kucheza with my friends at the park this afternoon.
I just won 5000 Kwacha on Betway.
*Hey boi what time are we going to class?
*Boi meet me at kafulu mall
right now.
You're a kembo
The ohns are on the way to the house. It's gonna be lit.
The way you look at her, that's bookie bro.
The politician waved a malegeni during the rally to make a symbolic statement against the government.
Kwacha means "dawn" in Nyanja, symbolizing a new beginning.
I need to go to the bank to get some zali.