African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Beyonic (Payment API)

Boobs (playful).

Slang for “ugly” or something whack (origin possibly from French “bizarre”).

Enbrasen (Kiss/hug)

Slang for 'to lie to someone' or 'to fool someone'. The full phrase li pe bez twa dan bass means 'he's lying to you,' li...

A Creole idiom meaning 'to show off' (literally 'throw a big neck'). Describes someone who is bragging or flaunting them...

Exactly.

بزاف، كثير جداً (A lot, too much)

A lot/too much

A lot/very much; from French 'beaucoup'

A funny phrase used when kids misbehave, roughly 'spank the package' (meaning give a good spanking). Parents jokingly sa...

A lot or very

Too much for you

I want

Shona slang derived from 'baza' (bust), meaning to fail or fall short. In street talk, kubhaiza is to go broke or for a ...

To fail or mess up (youth slang, as in “it *buys* you nothing”).

Vitumbua vya dengu (Lentil fritters)

Vitafunwa vya dengu (Lentil snacks)

To bump/hit lightly (cars/people).

Liranta tse likete / R1000 (One thousand rand / R1000)

A stupid or clueless person.

Nzvimbo yekunwira doro (Bar)

Mwana mudiki kana mudiwa (Baby/lover)

Motho ea matla / Strong guy (Strong person / Tough guy)

Ho sheba / Ho tadima (To look / To watch)

Bheka ngekuphansi (Look down/south)

Lalela la / Naka loku (Listen here / Check this out)

بهيم (Idiot / fool)

Stupid; dumb

Stupid/dumb

From English “okay” (bo). Bho means fine/good, and bholato or bho lakasana intensifies it to “very good”.

Burp loudly.

Munhu mukuru (Boss/big person)

Zvakanaka (Good/okay)

Bhoza (Foreman/Boss)

Lion (metaphor for strong person).

Motho ea tahiloeng / Setaele (Drunk person / Drunkard)

Umntu omdala (An old person)

Ibhrashi (brush)

Omumati / brother or boyfriend (Brother or boyfriend)

Bhuti (Brother)

Ubhuti / Umfowethu (Brother / My brother)

Bi, nin tile (Today, this day)

Aujourd'hui (Today)

Bi idhnak (With your permission)

Bi-bila (Son)

Environment

Bi3 (Sell)

Come (Come)

Beer