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Perm

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

Hair straightening

"Perm yabwino (Good perm)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇿🇲 Zambia
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Perm 🇬🇭 Ghana

Hair straightening treatment (Hair relaxer)

"My perm dey due (My hair relaxer is due)"
Per 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ganny lafrayer (Afraid)

"Mon per nwar (I'm afraid of the dark)"

🇿🇲 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.

Browse all Zambia slang (1428 words)

🌍 "Perm" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Perm 🇬🇭 Ghana

Hair straightening treatment (Hair relaxer)

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