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Chai

🇹🇿 Tanzania Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Chai definition 1

Tea; bribe

"Naomba chai (I'm asking for tea/bribe)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Chai definition 2

Chai/kinywaji (Tea/drink)

"Chai ya tangawizi ni nzuri kwa kamasi (Ginger tea is good for cough)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Chai definition 3

Chai/kinywaji cha majani (Tea/leaf drink)

"Chai ya tangawizi ni nzuri kwa kamasi (Ginger tea is good for cough)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 21, 2025

Word Details

Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
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3 community definitions
Added
August 2025

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Chai! 🇺🇬 Uganda

Exclamation of surprise (like “wow” or “damn”) – possibly borrowed from Nigerian movies which are popular.

Chai 🇿🇦 South Africa

Bad / finished / messed up.

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🇹🇿 About Tanzania Slang

Tanzanian slang is rooted in Swahili, the national language, with vibrant Bongo Flava music culture adding fresh terms to everyday speech in Dar es Salaam.

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🌍 "Chai" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Chai! 🇺🇬 Uganda

Tea; bribe
Chai 🇿🇦 South Africa

Bad / finished / messed up.
Chai! 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Chai! (Exclamation)
Chai 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Thé (Tea) - Swahili

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