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Skeem

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Shamwari (Friend)

"Skeem yangu (My friend)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Skeem 🇿🇲 Zambia

Friend or homeboy (like *schemer*, from Afrikaans *skelm* meaning crafty friend). Common across Southern Africa, also used in Botswana.

Skeem 🇿🇦 South Africa

Close friend crew / homie.

"That's my skeem."

🇿🇼 About Zimbabwe Slang

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

KASINARY has 964 Zimbabwe slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Skeem" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Skeem 🇿🇲 Zambia

Close friend crew / homie.
Skeem 🇿🇦 South Africa

Close friend crew / homie.
Skeem 🇧🇼 Botswana

Skeem (Plan/Scheme)

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