Healthy looking For example: "Looking pink (Looking healthy)"

Where does the slang word Pink come from?

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

Pink

🇿🇲 Zambia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Pink definition 1

Healthy looking

"Looking pink (Looking healthy)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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

↻ Similar Words

Pink 🇰🇪 Kenya

Pinki (Pink)

"Pretty in pink (Pretty in pink)"

Pinky 🇱🇸 Lesotho

R50 / Mashome a mahlano (R50 / Fifty rand)

"Adima pinky! (Lend me R50!)"

🇿🇲 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)

🌍 "Pink" Across Africa

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

Pink 🇰🇪 Kenya

Pinki (Pink)

🇿🇲 More Zambia Slang

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