Browse African Slang

Backup (Data backup)

Data backup

Cópia de segurança (Security copy)

Backup/nakala ya hifadhi (Backup/storage copy)

Culture backup

Wacheza wa msaada (Backup dancers)

Plan de secours (Backup plan)

Bacon (Pork strips)

Bad bad (Very bad)

Envy or spite (literally “bad stomach”).

Bad boy (Bad boy)

Bad boy summer - Period of reckless behavior

باد إندينغ - نهاية سيئة (bad ending)

Mauvaise énergie (Bad energy)

Bad girl (Tough girl)

Fille rebelle (Rebel girl)

Attitude de fille rebelle (Bad girl attitude)

باد هير داي (Bad hair day)

Hateful or evil-minded attitude; malice

Negative energy (Bad luck)

Misfortune/Negative fate (Ill fortune)

Chico malo, rebelde (Bad boy, rebel)

Negative feeling (Unhappy state)

Bad mouth (Foul-mouthed)

Bad time (Difficult period)

Herin-dratsy / Bad vibes

Goods from the sea/imported

An attractive, confident young woman who is highly fashionable and admired by others. Calling someone a 'baddie' in Nige...

Originally means a respected gangster, now used to praise someone as a boss or cool tough person.

Teriya, ka to kelen kan (Brotherhood, staying together)

Fraternité/Solidarité (Brotherhood/Solidarity)

Bader (To not care)

Déprimer (Be depressed)

Badimo (Ancestors)

Badiri (Workers)

Pessoa sem maneiras (Person without manners)

Excision, circoncision féminine (Female circumcision)

Very good or excellent (Origin: Mozambican Portuguese/Local)

Bolinho de feijão frito (Fried bean cake)

Badly badly (Very poorly)

Sailor

Bado/haijafika (Still/not yet)

We're still here

Bandit (Bandit)

بدري - Early

Bae (Babe)

Bae (Boyfriend/girlfriend)

Habibi/habibti (My love)

Mpenzi/mpendwa (Bae/beloved)

Stands for 'Before Anyone Else,' meaning one's sweetheart. Widely used by Nigerian youth online to refer to their signif...