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roadblock

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Roadblock (Police checkpoint)

"Pane roadblock (There's a roadblock)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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April 2026

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Roadblock 🇧🇼 Botswana

Roadblock (Police checkpoint)

"Go na le roadblock (There's a roadblock)"
Roadblock 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Hajiz tariq (Road barrier)

"Fi roadblock gudam (There's a roadblock ahead)"

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

Zimbabwean slang draws from Shona, Ndebele, and English, shaped by urban Harare youth culture and Zimdancehall music.

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🌍 "roadblock" Across Africa

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

Roadblock 🇧🇼 Botswana

Roadblock (Police checkpoint)
Roadblock 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Hajiz tariq (Road barrier)
Roadblock 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho koaloa ha tsela / Mapolesa tseleng (Road closure / Police on road)
Roadblock 🇿🇲 Zambia

Police checkpoint

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