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Zik

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Aug 03, 2025 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Zik definition 1

Short for music (from musique), but in youth slang 'faire zik' means to make music or jam (often hip-hop). Mali's music scene is vibrant, and teens might say 'on fait du zik' to mean they're doing a music session or listening to tunes.

"An ka bam zik a little. (Let's play some music for a bit.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 03, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Zik definition 2

Musique (Music - short)

"Écouter zik (Listen to music)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 08, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Zik definition 3

Musique (Music)

"Mets la zik! (Play the music!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇲🇱 Mali
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3 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Zik 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Mizik (Music)

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Zik 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Musique (Music - short)

"Écouter zik (Listen to music)"

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🌍 "Zik" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Zik 🇸🇨 Seychelles

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Zik 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Musique (Music - short)

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