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Lay-bye

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Lay-bye

"Lay-bye yangu ndoitora Christmas (I'll collect my lay-bye at Christmas)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Definitions
1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Lay-bye 🇿🇦 South Africa

Aftrek koop (Installment purchase)

"Put it on lay-bye (Put it on installment)"
Lay-bye 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho lefa ka nako / Tefo ea nako (To pay over time / Time payment)

"Ke etsa lay-bye ea TV! (I'm doing lay-bye for TV!)"

🇿🇼 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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🌍 "Lay-bye" Across Africa

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

Lay-bye 🇿🇦 South Africa

Aftrek koop (Installment purchase)
Lay-bye 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho lefa ka nako / Tefo ea nako (To pay over time / Time payment)

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