Browse African Slang

Ano passado (Last year)

Anxiété (Anxiety)

قلق - Anxiety

Inquiet (Anxious)

Anxiety

Anxiété contrôlée (Managed anxiety)

Whatever way/Careless (Any way)

Any place (Anywhere)

Any time (Whenever)

إيني بيرسنت ران - أي نسبة إكمال (any completion percentage)

City boys; streetwise youths (literally “boys of the town”) (Origin: Chichewa slang)

Anyhow (Any way)

Anyone (Whoever)

Anything (Whatever)

انيثنق از بوسبل (Anything is possible)

Filler that Ugandans use a lot to change topic or end a story.

Anywhere (Any place)

Nossos amigos em sena (Our friends in Sena)

Desconhecido (Anonymous, unknown)

12 horas (At noon)

Oh no! (expression of surprise or concern) (Origin: Setswana)

Aos poucos (Little by little)

Cha/akunjalo (No/not like that)

Slang pronunciation of “upper” meaning high quality or fancy.

Ficar muito bêbado (To get very drunk)

Ficar apaixonado (To fall in love)

Pegar transporte (To catch transport)

Apara (Dress/Wear)

Mostrar-se (To appear)

Apartment (Flat)

أبارتمنت هانتينغ - البحث عن شقة (apartment hunting)

Abri traditionnel (Traditional shelter)

Racist dig = huge no-no

Aperol (Italian aperitif)

Economizar (To save money)

ابرتشر (Aperture)

Meninos (Boys)

Élevage abeilles (Beekeeping)

Wee smoker/Street boy (Marijuana smoker)

Programa de telefone (App)

Mutual support

Apola (Undress)

Conjunctivitis/Pink eye (Eye infection)

Aponga / Sacred drum

Goat/Stubborn person (Goat - insult)

Apontar dedo (Point finger)

Indicar com o dedo (Point with finger)

Apor dealer - Someone who sells leaked questions

Apostille

Programu fupi (Short program)