Browse African Slang

Ɔbaa no (The woman/girl) - Reference to a female

Ɔbaa tɔn (Woman seller) - Man who's controlled by women

Ɔdaakye (Goodbye) - Farewell greeting

(Twi, 'Christmas love') Refers to love that is seasonal or temporary – for example, a fling that sparks during the holid...

Ɔdɔ medicine (Love medicine) - Love potion or charm

Ɔdɔ no (The love) - Reference to love

(Twi proverb) Literally 'love never loses its way home.' It means that genuine love will always find its way back or wil...

(Twi, Akan) A deep term of endearment meaning 'lover until death.' Literally 'my love, my death,' it implies the person ...

Ɔkɔm de me (I'm hungry) - Expression of hunger

Crab/Backstabber (Someone who pulls others down)

Ɔpɛ sɛ (He/she wants to) - Desires or wishes

Ɔwɔ tumi (Has power) - Someone influential

Ɔyɛ pono (He/she is a horse) - Someone who works very hard

Ɔyɛ ɔsono (He/she is elephant) - Someone with good memory