African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Sai/bai bora (Sair/ir embora) (Leave/go away)

They're hitting

Boena le boausi / Bakreste (Brothers and sisters / Christians)

To leave or go away quickly, equivalent to 'bounce.' This common youth slang comes from the word bazaar, implying headin...

Sai/bai bora (Sair/ir embora) (Leave/go)

To leave or go away quickly, equivalent to 'bounce.' This common youth slang comes from the word bazaar, implying headin...

Means a quick exit/disappearance (short leave). Usage: Dei um bazar curto da reunião pra atender uma chamada. (I ducked ...

To go with the vibe, relax, or go with the flow.

Désordre (Chaos)

Arquipélago de Bazaruto (Bazaruto Archipelago)

Tsena lehibe / Grand marché (Big market / Main market)

Neighborhood hangout or home area.

Baze (Husband)

بازين (Traditional Libyan dish)

Shorthand for the shiny, stiff bazin fabric that's popular in Mali for traditional clothes. By extension, 'mettre le baz...

بازان لامع (Shiny bazin fabric)

Tissu traditionnel de luxe (Luxury traditional fabric)

Also used to mean a huge party or awesome event (like “it was a bazooka”).

From “bazooka,” meaning something powerful or mind-blowing.

“A lot” or “very.” Borrowed from Amazigh, common in Algerian Darija.

Baía de Maputo (Maputo Bay)

Entrada di mar (Entrada do mar) (Bay)

Zona turística (Tourist area)

Sudanese slang for something or someone boring, dull or bland

Bbaala (Bar)

Bbanka (Bank)

Bbugumu (Dry heat)

Book (Tonga)

Bcbg (Bon chic bon genre - preppy)

Start/begin

Means doing something “on the side slyly” (chiqqa = side). Often implies doing shady or flirty things discreetly.

Ser diferente (Be different)

بي هابي - كن سعيدا (be happy)

Show goodness (Be kind)

Kaa salama (Be safe)

Be herim-po / Tia vehivavy (Player / Womanizer)

“Let it be so” – acceptance of a situation; also “Is that so?”

Be strong (Have strength)

بسرعة (Quickly)

Used as a scolding phrase meaning 'keep doing that and see what happens'.

Self-employed (Independent)

بيتش - Beach

Bahari (Beach)

Beach (Beach)

Seaside (Seaside)

Seaside/Coast (Beach)

Laplaz (Beach)

የባህር ዳርቻ/የባህር ዳርቻ (Yebahir darcha) - beach

Beach (Beach)

Seaside (Beach)