Kuchapa

🇲🇼 Malawi Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Kugwira ntchito molimbika / Kuyesetsa (To work hard / try)

"Ndikuchapa kuti ndipeze ndalama. (I'm working hard to get money.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇼 Malawi
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Kuchapa 🇰🇪 Kenya

Sheng for 'to beat/do intensely'. Amechapa can mean someone is worn out or someone failed (esp. in looks: dame amechapa – the girl is not looking good). Also kuchapa kazi (to work hard).

"Uyo mrembo amechapa mbaya. (That formerly pretty girl has really lost her looks.)"

Kuchaya 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Kupfimba (To propose/court)

"Ndiri kuchaya musikana (I'm courting a girl)"

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Kuchapa 🇰🇪 Kenya

Sheng for 'to beat/do intensely'. Amechapa can mean someone is worn out or someone failed (esp. in looks: dame amechapa – the girl is not looking good…

🇲🇼 More Malawi Slang

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