Browse African Slang

Keep a secret

Congo's wealth

Vie (Life) - Lingala

Pray to God

Beg me

Confusion/disorder

Earring

Work/job (French slang)

Study scholarship

Stupidité (Stupidity) - Lingala

Branham follower

Mist/fog (French)

Sunday brunch

Slang for a prostitute (from a district name historically). Usage: Balobaki afandaki na quartier ya ba bulawayo – They s...

Kongo religious movement

Bureau de change (Exchange office) - French

Hilling

Ancestral wisdom

Slang for *foufou* (cassava flour paste), a staple. Youth might use it to refer to something basic or old-school.

Nuptial blessing

Parental blessing

Beer (from “Bock” beer) and local slang for beer bottle.