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Mean

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

Unkind

"Don't be mean (Don't be unkind)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions
1 community definition
Added
April 2026

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Mean 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Impressive, good

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Mean 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Mean (To mean)

"Wetin dat one mean? (What does that mean?)"

🇿🇲 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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🌍 "Mean" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Mean 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Impressive, good
Mean 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Mean (To mean)
Mean 🇱🇷 Liberia

Intend/Signify (Mean)
Mean

Impressive, good

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