What does Fever mean?

High temperature For example: "Ali na fever (He has fever)"

Where does the slang word Fever come from?

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

Fever

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Fever definition 1

High temperature

"Ali na fever (He has fever)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Fever 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Fever (Fever/malaria)

"Fever di worry me (I have fever)"

Fever 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

High temperature (Fever)

"E get fever. (He has a fever.)"

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

Zambian slang blends English with local languages like Bemba, Nyanja, and Tonga, shaped by the Copperbelt's unique working-class culture.

KASINARY has 1428 Zambia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Fever" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Fever 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Fever (Fever/malaria)

Fever 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

High temperature (Fever)

Fever 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ትኩሳት/ትኩሳት (Tikusat) - fever

Fever 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Feberu / Ho chesa (Fever / To burn)

Fever 🇱🇷 Liberia

High temperature/Hot body (Fever)

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