Browse African Slang

أرڭان بيوتي - جمال الأرڭان (argan beauty)

أرڭان كانتري - بلاد الأرڭان (argan tree region)

Man in Berber

Argent fini (Money finished)

L'argent manque (Money lacking)

Stop at Arhiba (Transport) - stop request

Means 'she's on neatness,' i.e. she looks damn good/put-together. Used when a girl is dressed to kill

Vola malagasy / Karaman (Malagasy money / Currency)

አሪፍ/ጥሩ (Cool/good)

Ariko (But)

In Nigerian campus slang, an 'aristo' is a rich older sponsor (often a 'sugar daddy') who spends money on a younger woma...

Bankrupt aristocrat

Idiomatic phrase meaning “relax your jaw,” i.e. “drop it/let it go.” Said to someone ranting or nagging to tell them to ...

Ship owner (French)

Kuphendvula ngetihhamu (Responding with weapons)

Thieves with weapons (Dangerous criminals)

Armed robbery fear - Fear of robbers

آرمور - دروع (protective gear)

Armée nationale (National army)

Escroquerie (Scam)

Escroc (Scammer)

Rabbit

Aromat (Seasoning)

Fitsaboana amin'ny fofona / Aromatherapy

Bride but used for fancy things.

Arroz de coco (Coconut rice)

Mental archive

Accord à l'amiable (Amicable agreement)

Friendly arrangement

Ficar frio (To cool down)

Arrest (To arrest)

It's not a big deal

New arrival

Retard de paiement (Arrears)

Arrogante (Arrogant)

Arrondissement (District)

Imported rice

Food aid during elections

Savior rice

Bus stop

Station d'arrêt (Bus stop)

Arrêt improvisé (Improvised stop)

Taratasy marary / Sick leave

Stop it

Art

Mangbetu art

Chokwe art

Art militant (Art activism)

سفراء الفن (Art ambassadors)

Art ancestral (Ancestral art)