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Culture shock

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 4 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Culture shock definition 1

ካልቸር ሾክ/የባህል ድንጋጤ (Culture shock)

"Major culture shock (Major culture shock)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Culture shock definition 2

Foreign surprise/New place confusion (Cultural surprise)

"Experience culture shock (Experience foreign surprise)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Culture shock definition 3

كلتشر شوك (Culture shock)

"Big culture shock (بيق كلتشر شوك) (Big culture shock)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Culture shock definition 4

كالتشر شوك - صدمة ثقافية (culture shock)

"Reverse culture shock (صدمة ثقافية عكسية)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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↻ Similar Words

Culture shock 🇬🇭 Ghana

Foreign surprise/New place confusion (Cultural surprise)

"Experience culture shock (Experience foreign surprise)"
Culture shock 🇱🇾 Libya

كلتشر شوك (Culture shock)

"Big culture shock (بيق كلتشر شوك) (Big culture shock)"

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Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

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🌍 "Culture shock" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Culture shock 🇬🇭 Ghana

Foreign surprise/New place confusion (Cultural surprise)
Culture shock 🇱🇾 Libya

كلتشر شوك (Culture shock)

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

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