chizi
CHEE-zee
How to say it
SwahilichiziCHEE-zeesoon
Englishcrazy person, nutter (slang); crazysoon
Frenchfou, cinglé (familier)soon
Meaning
A slang word for a person who acts madly or without sense; said of someone who loves something to excess, like a music fan.
Good to know
Slang, used in casual speech and entertainment news. It does not change: yeye ni chizi, he is crazy. The standard words are mwendawazimu and kichaa.
Examples
- Usimsikilize, yule jamaa ni chizi.Do not listen to him, that guy is crazy.
- Anapenda mpira kama chizi.He loves football like a madman.
- Walimwita chizi kwa sababu ya mavazi yake.They called him crazy because of his clothes.
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