Browse African Slang

Vender fiado (Sell on credit)

Village band

Youth band

Frame drum

Bendre (Drum dance)

Bendré naaba (Drum chief)

Mototaxi (Motorcycle taxi)

Mototaxi (Motorcycle taxi)

Expert at cooking jollof rice

Benefice (Profit - from French)

Avantages sociaux (Benefits)

Prendre, saisir (To take, grab)

Benga (Rice and beans dish)

Call me

بنغازي (Benghazi)

Travailler dur (Work hard)

Natural de Benguela (From Benguela)

Refers to Europe or the West (literally “Europe/abroad”).

بني سناسن - جبال بني سناسن (Beni Snassen mountains)

Banque (Bank)

Benki (Bank - from Swahili)

One at a time

A girl, usually short, who's insanely hyper ande has big blues eyes. Her "target", AKA, <a href="/word/<a href="/word/<a...

Benshi (Many)

Girl/daughter

بنت عم - Cousin (f, paternal)

بنت عمي - ابنة عمي (cousin from uncle)

بنت خال - Cousin (f, maternal)

بنت خالتي (Cousin - female)

بنت الجيران - بنت الجيران (neighbor's daughter)

My daughter; affectionate

Vento forte (Strong wind)

Beyond the car, 'Benz' in slang symbolizes wealth or success. Owning a Mercedes-Benz is a status symbol, so to 'buy Benz...

بنزين (Gasoline)

Pedir/dar bênção familiar (Ask/give family blessing)

Online blessing

Virtual blessing

Beoog (Tomorrow - Mooré)

Beoog ka sõngre (Tomorrow is not promised)

Beoogo (Tomorrow)

Mzuri kwa Kiluo (Good in Luo)

بربر روتس - جذور أمازيغية (Berber roots)

بربر سترونغهولد - معقل أمازيغي (Berber fortress)

بربر فيلاج - قرية أمازيغية (Berber village)

በርበሬ/በርበሬ (Berbere) - spice mix

በርበረ ፋየር - ሓዊ በርበረ (Berbere fire - Spice fire)

በርበሬ ላቴ/በርበሬ ቡና (Berbere latte)

Flow de Berbérati (Berberati flow)

برد (Cold)

برد قاتل - برد قاتل (killing cold)