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Kuchila

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Kuchila definition 1

To be broke

"Nachila uncle (I'm broke, uncle)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇲 Zambia
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April 2026

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Kuchill 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Adapted from English “chill,” it means to relax/hang out.

"“Leo na feel kuchill tu home, siko mood ya kutoka” (“Today I just feel like chilling at home, not in the mood to go out”…"
Kuchill 🇰🇪 Kenya

To chill or hang out.

🇿🇲 About Zambia Slang

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

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