Browse African Slang

Excision, circoncision féminine (Female circumcision)

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

Bolinhos fritos de feijão (Fried bean cakes)

Badly badly (Very poorly)

Sailor

Bado/haijafika (Still/not yet)

We're still here

Bandit (Bandit)

بدري - Early

Baby/Sweetheart (Romantic partner)

Mpenzi/mpendwa (Bae/beloved)

Bae (Boyfriend/girlfriend)

Bae (Babe)

Bae (Babe)

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

Before anyone else (boyfriend/girlfriend)

Bheka sthandwa (Watch for lover)

Baebele (Bible)

Baesekele (Bicycle)

Bashanyana / Sehlopha sa bolo (Boys / Soccer team)

To dress up nicely (from “bath up”).

Région montagneuse (Mountainous region)

An African term starting with the prefix 'ba', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'fosum...

Bafu/mahali pa kuogea (Bathroom/washing place)

Money (as in “securing the bag,” making cash – borrowed from global slang).

Money or securing money

In Zim slang, 'bag' (often 'chiBag' with a Shona prefix) means a lot of money or a lucrative payoff. Similar to 'secure ...

Street terms for money. Bag or chiBag implies a load of cash

Street terms for money. Bag or chiBag implies a load of cash, while amagan’a (slang plural) means funds.

On a bag chase (Pursuing money)

Chelete e fumaneha / Money obtained

Riz de la région Baga (Rice from Baga region)

Bagage (Luggage)

Bagage prêt (Luggage ready)

Porta-malas (Trunk)

Luggage

Bagages (Luggage)

Surplus de bagages (Excess luggage)

Bagagem (Luggage)

Motokari walima mobili (Car or vehicle)

Valises (Luggage)

Honeycomb pancakes

Voiture (Car)

Bagnon (Ritual specialist)

Bagre (Initiation society)

Bagre (Initiation society)

Ring

Anneau (Ring)

Style du Baguirmi

Filler expression like “well…” or a little shrug noise in Portuguese. Youth use it a lot in casual speech. Usage: Bah, n...