Browse African Slang

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Tell me/Let me know (Tell me)

Meaning “let’s go” or encouraging someone to take you along.

Literally 'grannies,' another joking term for cougars (married older women in affairs).

“Good scene,” used to say something is cool or a good thing.

“Good wave,” meaning good vibe or cool person. Usage: Gosto de sair com a Joana, ela é boa onda. (I like hanging with Jo...

Directly “that means it’s good,” used jokingly after explaining slang or just to agree.

Desejar sucesso (Wish success)

Boagi (Construction)

Ubao wa picha (Picture board)

بورد ڭايم - لعبة لوحية (board game)

بورد قيمز (Board games)

Mkutano wa bodi (Board meeting)

بوردنق (Boarding)

بوردينغ باس - بطاقة الصعود (boarding pass)

Recepção calorosa (Warm reception)

Boat (Water transport)

Festa no barco (Boat party)

Mulher com curvas (Curvy woman)

Mensonge (Lie)

Bobo (Bobo person)

Bobo (Bobo-Dioulasso - 2nd city)

Bobolo (Cassava stick)

Fofoca, conversa (Gossip, talk)

Persona que habla demás (Person who talks too much)

Motorcycle taxi

Moto-táxi (Motorcycle taxi)

Motorcycle taxi (common in Uganda, named for border-to-border quick transport).

Pikipiki za abiria (Passenger motorbikes)

Maisha ya pikipiki (Motorcycle life)

Pikipiki (Motorcycle taxi)

Bodiphatsa (Confusion)

Slang for a big party or big deal (from “bodona” meaning big belly jokingly). Usage: Hoje à noite tem bodona na casa do ...

بادي (Body / physique)

Expert at self-care

Physical self-assurance (Body positivity)

Number of sexual partners (Sexual history)

Body cream (Skin lotion)

Body dey (I'm fine)

Physical alteration/Cosmetic change (Body modification)

I'm well (Good health)

The warm reply to 'How da body?', meaning 'I'm fine!' with the emphatic -o ending common in Liberian speech. Conveys che...

Malengo ya mwili (Body goals)

Presión por cuerpo ideal (Body goals pressure)

Have fever/Temperature (Fever)

بادي كيت (Body kit)

Kulwimi lwemtimba (Body language)

Skin cream (Moisturizer)

Take care of yourself (Health is important)

بادي اوبتمايزيشن (Body optimization)