Browse African Slang

Boucher (Butcher)

Embouteillage (Traffic jam)

Traffic jam

Earring

Earrings

Bouffe/nourriture (Grub/food)

Nourriture guinéenne (Guinean food)

أكل رائع (Crazy good food)

Détourner, voler (To embezzle, steal)

Manger sans sauce (Eat without sauce)

Clown (Clown)

Clown, ridicule (Clown, ridiculous)

Plays bougarabou drums

Bouger (To move/dance)

Danser, s'amuser (To move, have fun)

Sortir, aller quelque part (To go out, to move somewhere)

Danser avec les hanches (Dance with hips)

From “bourgeois,” describes someone acting rich or high-class. Usage: He refused to sit on the sidewalk with us – gettin...

Acting rich / fancy (Acting high class)

Voiture/Véhicule (Car/Vehicle)

Porridge du matin (Morning porridge)

Bouillie du matin (Morning porridge)

Fancy or high-class

Produits de boulangerie (Bakery products)

Pâte de mil/sorgho

Pâte de mil/sorgho

Boule (National dish - millet ball)

Plat national (National dish - millet ball)

Personne lourde (Burden, drag)

Large avenue (Wide avenue)

De Gaulle Boulevard

بولفار ووك - مشي البولفار (boulevard stroll)

Mpilalao petanky / Pétanque player

Travail, emploi (Work, job) - French slang

From French *bouleversé* (shaken), slang for someone who’s mind-blown or stunned.

ባውንስ/መሄድ (Bounce/leave)

Leave

Recovery monarch

Security guard/Door man (Club security)

Imingcele (Boundaries)

Limites personnelles (Boundaries)

Limites claires (Clear boundaries)

باونداريز سيت - وضع حدود (boundaries set)

Sets clear boundaries

وضع الحدود (Setting boundaries)

باوندري بوشر - دافع الحدود (boundary pusher)

Teaches about boundaries

Bounty (Black outside, white inside)

Fried pastry

بوريك (Savory pastry)