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Bhaiza

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Bhaiza definition 1

Shona slang derived from 'baza' (bust), meaning to fail or fall short. In street talk, kubhaiza is to go broke or for a hustle to flop. If a deal 'bhaiza,' it means it didn't yield money.

"Our plans to import cars bhaizad after new taxes – takadhakwa nema loss. (Meaning: Our plans to import cars failed after new taxes – we were hit hard with losses.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Bhaiza definition 2

Mukoma (brother)

"Bhaiza wangu (my brother)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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August 2025

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Bhaiza 🇿🇦 South Africa

To fail or mess up (youth slang, as in “it *buys* you nothing”).

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"Bhajia moto moto (Hot lentil fritters)"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Zimbabwean slang draws from Shona, Ndebele, and English, shaped by urban Harare youth culture and Zimdancehall music.

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Bhaiza 🇿🇦 South Africa

To fail or mess up (youth slang, as in “it *buys* you nothing”).

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