African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Outsider/stranger

A thousand francs CFA (Origin: Nouchi - Ivorian slang)

Parti di meio di korpu (Parte do meio do corpo) (Belly)

Barriga cheia (Full belly)

Cumpleaños del barrio (Neighborhood birthday)

Fuente de orgullo del barrio (Barrio pride source)

Fou (Crazy)

Rap lyrics/Verses (Rap lines)

Spitting bars (Rapping well)

Imigca yengoma (Song lines)

Mela ea pina / Song lines

Rap lines (Bars)

Interuro nziza mu ndirimbo (Good lines in song)

Versos de rap (Rap verses)

Di wɔd dɛm swit → The words are sweet

Means “a lot/a ton” in Tunisian dialect. Used for very or much.

برشا (Very / a lot)

Père fondateur (Founding father)

Luxurious house

Mashaya, gidan shaye-shaye (Bar, drinking place)

Varrê/limpá xãu (Varrer/limpar chão) (Sweep floor)

Bas (To leave - Mooré)

Enough/stop (Arabic)

Only; just; stop

Egyptian pronunciation of “بس” meaning “but” or “only.” Often used as an interjection for “enough” or “stop.”

Enough (Arabic-French)

Faqat haikada (Just like that)

Wait for the bus

Région côtière (Coastal region)

Zone basse (Low area)

Basa (Work/job)

Basal (Onions)

Diaspora Ugandans who return home, often flashing money (plural of *Osama*).

Basaza (Brothers-in-law)

Lots of chili

Basbousa (Semolina cake)

Base (Hangout spot)

Maquiagem base (Foundation makeup)

Ñów ci base bi (Come to the base/hangout)

Aho uva (Where you're from)

Slang for one's home area or hangout spot (like base of operations).

Asas makiyaj (Makeup foundation)

Wurin taro (Meeting place)

Hangout spot/Headquarters (Base)

Base de données clients (Customer database)

Base politics - Hangout spot drama

Supporters politiques fidèles (Electoral base)

بيسد - Based

بيسد (Based / grounded)

بسيط (Simple / humble)