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A Zimbabwean street diss derived from the word 'clown'. Has become fairly global recently due to its cool-ness.

1.Used generally as a term of endearment, among friends.

2.Can also be used to describe real-life idiots when a swear word is just not appropriate : like when at dinner with your gran, or your girlfriends parents.

Side note: Can be spelt a number of ways, depending on how gangster you feel at the time - clizza, kliza, or klizza. I know this is confusing but it's sort of like the terms 'just now' or 'now now' that all Southern Africans understand, but the rest of the world doesn't.
1."I can't believe that cliza unknowingly wore 2 different shoes to work today!!"

2."And then the cliza pushed in front of me at the bar, he got what was coming his way...."
cliza by mattyafrica August 24, 2009
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Climacophobia 

Derived from the Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klimaks, “ladder, staircase”) and φόβος (phobos, “fear”) it can be defined in at least two ways:
1 The morbid fears of stairs or climbing stairs;
2 The fear of staircases or falling down stairs;
Similar in some ways to Bathmophobia and Descendophobia.
Malcolm doesn’t suffer from climacophobia he’s just such a hamplanet he doesn’t like the work involved.
Climacophobia by AKACroatalin January 31, 2017
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cizain't 

Another way of saying "can't"
cizain't by PJGSJ July 4, 2018

Clikarmy 

Someone who's a member of the Clique and also an Army. A small fandom that keeps asking for Bangtop collabs.
I listen to TØP and BTS, I'm a Clikarmy!
Clikarmy by Moonbandito June 16, 2020

Climate activist 

People who sit on streets like npc's and throw stuff at cars and act surprised when they get retaliation
Climate activist: STOP USING OIL!!!!!!!
Gigachad: stfu lmao
Climate activist by galactica423 September 27, 2023
Stylisation of "chain", most commonly used in the phrase off the chizain
"I'm loving San Diego. This place is off the chizain." - Marty the Zebra, Madagascar (2005)
chizain by Gurgldude July 13, 2010
Chizara is a slim thick melanin beauty .She’s usually great to be around and very artistic.Keep it in mind she’s a no nonsense person so don’t go around trying to mess with her.If you ever meet a Chizara just know she’s one of a kind and you wouldn’t wanna lose her.
Chizara,gosh she’s one of a kind.
Chizara by Zärâ August 28, 2018