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Gents: When I'm in Zimbabwe I pick up on words and phrases that are unique to that country. Here is what I have. Can you add to the list? Thanks for looking. Cal Anchors--auto's brakes Bonnet--auto's hood Boot--auto's trunk Bore hole--water well Bottle store--store that sells alcohol Bum--butt Butchery--meat market Caravan--vehicle and camping trailer Cheeky--funny, also sarcastic attitude Chemist--pharmacy Dust bin--waste basket Dust up--talk negatively Give way--yield Head master / mistress--school principal Heads--bullets Hide--blind Hiding--spanking or whipping How's it--greeting Indicators--auto's directionals Is it?--really? It is--yes, it's a fact Lay by--highway rest area Longs--long pants Long drop--out house Loo--toilet Make a plan--organize a procedure Mate--close friend Overtake--to pass an auto on the highway Pan--water hole Panel beater--auto body shop Paraffin--kerosene Petrol--gasoline Robot--traffic signal Smart--in style, also sour Torch--flashlight Tyre--tire Windscreen--auto's windshield _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | ||
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Those words are unique to South Africa, Zim and Namibia. | |||
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Many/most of those are commonly used in many/most English speaking countries outside of the USA.  | |||
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Yep with a few differences we use the same here in Australia. Anchors--auto's brakes- Just brakes Bonnet--auto's hood- same Boot--auto's trunk- same Bore hole--water well- same Bottle store--store that sells alcohol- BottleO Bum--butt- same Butchery--meat market- Butcher Caravan--vehicle and camping trailer- same Cheeky--funny, also sarcastic attitude- same Chemist--pharmacy- same Dust bin--waste basket- bin Dust up--talk negatively Give way--yield- same Head master / mistress--school principal Heads--bullets Hide--blind- same Hiding--spanking or whipping- same How's it--greeting- GDay Indicators--auto's directionals- Flickers/Blinkers Is it?--really?- Same It is--yes, it's a fact- same Lay by--highway rest area- Rest stop Longs--long pants- Pants Long drop--out house- Same Loo--toilet- Same Make a plan--organize a procedure- Same Mate--close friend- same Overtake--to pass an auto on the highway- same Pan--water hole- Dam Panel beater--auto body shop- same Paraffin--kerosene- Kero Petrol--gasoline- same Robot--traffic signal- Lights Smart--in style, also sour- Flash Torch--flashlight- same Tyre--tire- same Windscreen--auto's windshield- same ------------------------------ A mate of mine has just told me he's shagging his girlfriend and her twin. I said "How can you tell them apart?" He said "Her brother's got a moustache!" | |||
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Don't expect the bloody Yanks to speak the Queens English!  The whole reason the English left them in disgust was because they spent so many years trying to teach to speak proper English, which never worked! They left in disgust! One of the first phrases I heard in America was "you bitcha" | |||
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Two nations divided by a common language!  | |||
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Cal: Piss-up - drinking party pissed - drunk pissed off - annoyed take the piss - make fun of piss-poor - useless grog - booze water hole - bar skid lid - helmet crapper - out house pushing up the daisies - dead & buried | |||
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mush (pronounced "moosh") = nice/good | |||
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What about "sure"??? I still have completely figured out the Zim definition...maybe "really?" but I am not sure. But I thought "cheeky" meant "tough...willing to fight" IE: Me: I can't believe that wildebeest got up and thought of coming after that shot! Zim PH: "They're cheeky...aye? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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"Just now." Vague, but useful. Not quite right now, pretty soon. As opposed to "now-now." | |||
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flat battery - dead battery crisp - potato chip cool drink - cold soda (or water) LTC, USA, RET Benefactor Life Member, NRA Member, SCI & DSC Proud son of Texas A&M, Class of 1969 "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" Robert Browning | |||
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The whole "now", "just now" and "now, now" thing drives me bugshit! I think every one of them mean some interminable time right before you die of old age.......... | |||
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As Bakes says "MAKE A PLAN" really has to symbolize Zim! I have been " MAKING A PLAN" all day just to get a few payments made even though we have money in the bank!!!!! | |||
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Watch a few seasons of the Jeremy Clarkson years of "Top Gear" (or "The Grand Tour" now on Amazon) and you fellas will be up to speed on 90% of the words mentioned. ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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I love Zim speak. If I had the resources I would live in Zim at least 3 months a year. BUTCH C'est Tout Bon (It is all good) | |||
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"Shooa" = "oright." | |||
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I have heard getting paid out in quarters is pretty cool  Mike | |||
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Hooter--horn (on an automobile). Yes, and that whole just now, now now thing drove me crazy at first, too. NRA benefactor life member SCI life member DSC life member | |||
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When telling time, as an example they will say "half six", still cannot remember if that is 5:30 or 6:30 | |||
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Fishing machine - rod and reel Shaving machine - disposable razor There is no zesa today - the electric power is off Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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Bakkie-Pickup Truck Flatdog-Crocodile Pooza-Alcoholic Beverage Mokoro-Dugout Canoe | |||
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The one that got me on my first trip to New Zealand over 25 years ago, were their road directions: "Just drive down this road until you reach the Dairy, then turn right." I drove for miles before I called and admitted that I was lost. I hadn't see a cow the whole time. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Yep! That's another good one...... | |||
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Well.....the best to me is 'Lekker'. But I need a real native Zimbo to do the translation justice. Like saying....'it's a proper lekker elephant'. Or, 'that's lekker man'. | |||
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How about "hold thumbs"? Meaning keep your fingers crossed that this or that will happen. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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I did not see "bloke" listed anywhere. | |||
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What about "Oakes" (sp) Never really knew who that referred to. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Can't believe no one brought up BAKIE = Truck or Rover. My favorite.. Tomato Sauce = Ketchup MopaneMike | |||
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Howabout "chuffed" for enthusiastic? MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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" Lekker " is afrikaans, BTW we use the same word in norwegian...english spoken africans often use boer words for slang.. Like talking shit is.. kak prat.. snake shit is slang kak, etc... | |||
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5:30 is half five....you guys can't speak   When hunting with Dylan Clote, a Zim lad, I found we spoke the same language quite well. Walter had trouble understanding us however. ------------------------------ A mate of mine has just told me he's shagging his girlfriend and her twin. I said "How can you tell them apart?" He said "Her brother's got a moustache!" | |||
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I'm quite sure that they left in disgust, but it wasn't voluntarily. LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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I remember "clever" which means a very wise smart tuned in animal York, SC | |||
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I was thinking the same thing Tony! Only one that is missing is "Brilliant" and the other B one that Americans so love. Actually, on second thought, I don't see "ute" | |||
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Don't forget "cock-up", otherwise known as "F*&k-up".... JEB Katy, TX Already I was beginning to fall into the African way of thinking: That if you properly respect what you are after, and shoot it cleanly and on the animal's terrain, if you imprison in your mind all the wonder of the day from sky to smell to breeze to flowers—then you have not merely killed an animal. You have lent immortality to a beast you have killed because you loved him and wanted him forever so that you could always recapture the day - Robert Ruark DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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I first heard this getting to know Gail Selby - took me a bit to figure it out. Another one she told me, and I use all the time, is: "Shat on from a diizzzyy height," meaning really pissed (mad not drunk). Not sure exactly where that is from but I love it. Great thread - I dig this type of stuff. | |||
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Babalas: hangover (Zulu) Bally: mild expletive, derived from "bloody" Blallered; hit Benzi: crazy Bareka: run Blerry: mild expletive, derived from "bloody" Bonsella: bonus Bog: toilet or bathroom Bog roll: toilet paper Chaya: to hit Chemering: to cry China: friend Chitenge: piece of cloth or wraparound Coolbox: cooler Curry muncher: East Indian Dagga: marijuana Donga: low-lying area prone to flooding Deezering: running Donnering: to hit Dopping: drinking alcohol Fodya: tobacco ( Shona) Fossils: slang for old people Fundi: expert Goffle: person of mixed blood Gondie: derogatory term from blacks Goolies: testicles Gwai: tobacco Hazeku ndaba: no problem Henry the Fourth: HIV Hobo: a lot Hokoyo: beware (Shona) Hondo: war Hu-hoos: slang for insects Hunnering: yelling or shouting Hunna-hunna: long, involved tiresome problem Huzzes: throws or hurls Imbwa: dog (Shona) Indaba: problem Ingutchini: to go mad, name of the mental asylum in Zim Kak: shit Kapenda: small, sardine-like fish Katundu: luggage Kundala: far away Lapa: over there Laaities: children Mai we: my mother! Mambo: king Maninge: a lot Mawhori: whore Mbambaira: shona for potatoes, slang for land mines Moffies: homosexuals Munts: derogatory term for blacks Murra: a lot Mwari: God Nyama:meat Ooh blicksem: oh my goodness Ous: guys Pamsor: lift Pawpaw: papaya Penga: mad Porks: slang for Portugese Ptozzie: prostitue POM: prisoner of mother England Putzi: the maggot formed when a fly lays it's eggs under the skin Sadaza: porridge made from ground maize Scribble : to kill Skop: head Shateen: backcountry Sjambok: whip, pronounced shambok Spazed: mentally impaired, zoned out Sterek: a lot Stompie: cigarette butt Stone China: best friend Stonked: killed Struze fact: true as fact Sumudza: on top Tatenda : thank you Thrombie: long harangue, from thrombosis Underrods: underwear Vleis:low,seasonally wet area Voddies: vodka Wagon Burner: derogatory term for East Indians Wazungu (pl.): white person Wee wee: wimp | |||
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Personally, I found that "not far" means something completely different in Zim than it means here...  ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Spanner as in a wrench or rachet and socket Dumb as a box of spanners | |||
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I think it has been mentioned but I really got a kick out of "getting pissed". It translates to getting drunk. Also: "shit on the liver" = "acting like an asshole" Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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