What does Pills mean?

Medicine tablets For example: "Mwa pills (Take pills)"

Where does the slang word Pills come from?

Pills is a slang term from Zambia. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Zambia and across Africa.

Pills

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

TOP DEFINITION

Pills definition 1

Medicine tablets

"Mwa pills (Take pills)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇲 Zambia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Pills 🇸🇿 Eswatini

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"Une pils s'il vous plaît! (A pils please!)"

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

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