What does clean mean?

Clean (Well dressed) For example: "Looking clean (Looking well dressed)"

Where does the slang word clean come from?

clean is a slang term from Zimbabwe. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zimbabwe and across Africa.

clean

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Clean (Well dressed)

"Looking clean (Looking well dressed)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Clean 🇿🇦 South Africa

Neat / stylish / flawless.

"Your code is clean, dawg."

Clean 🇩🇿 Algeria

Well dressed

"That fit is clean"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

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

KASINARY has 964 Zimbabwe slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "clean" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Clean 🇿🇦 South Africa

Neat / stylish / flawless.

Well dressed

Clean (Clean)

كلين - Clean/Nice

Ho hloekisa / Ho hlatsoa (To clean / To wash)

Clean 🇱🇾 Libya

كلين (Clean / neat)

Clean 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Limpo, bem arrumado (Clean, well groomed)

Clean 🇬🇲 Gambia

Looking clean (Looking good)

Clean 🇺🇬 Uganda

Clean (Nice)

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