African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Ho thusa lelapa / Boikarabelo ba malapa (To help family / Family responsibility)

Family financial support (Relative assistance)

A modern term describing the financial support that black professionals give to family from their income. Black tax is n...

Kusaidia familia (Supporting family)

Geld stuur vir familie (Sending money to family)

Black white (Contrast)

Power outage (No electricity)

Kwibagirwa ibyo wakoze (To forget what you did)

Panne fréquente (Frequent blackout)

Fiesta durante apagón (Party during blackout)

ብረት ሰሪ/ብረት ሰሪ (Biret seri) - blacksmith

Iron work/Metal forging (Iron craft)

Mpira wa kitamaduni (Traditional ball)

Plaisanterie (Joke)

Plaisanterie (Joke)

Plaisanterie quotidienne (Joke of the day)

Blaguer (To joke)

Mulher em Papel (Woman in Papel)

Personne désagréable (Unpleasant person)

Jeune homme non circoncis (Uncircumcised young man)

بلا ما تجرب - دون أن تجرب (without trying)

Fault finding (Accusation cycle)

Literally “white.” Used in Creole to refer to a white person or foreigner, akin to toubab in other countries.

White (French)

Blanchiment d'argent (Money laundering)

ብርድ ልብስ/ብርድ ልብስ (Bird libs) - blanket

بلانكيت مود - وضع البطانية (blanket mode)

Blankets and Wine (Picnic concert)

Tamasha la muziki (Music festival)

Pessoa Balanta (Balanta person)

Inquiétude (Worry)

Place/spot

Place

Have fun/Party hard (Enjoy)

Blayd (Idiot)

Casual term for an older brother or just a guy (from Ndebele *ublez*, brother). Often used to refer to a male peer in a ...

To have fun or go wild (also a youth telecom campaign name, now slang).

Baki ea sekolo / School jacket (School blazer)

ብሊች/ብሊች (Bleach) - bleach

Bleaching cream dealer - Skin lightening product seller

Debate sobre blanqueamiento (Bleaching debate)

Bleaching epidemic - Skin lightening trend

Home country

Bled (Village/hometown)

Country person

Bledos (Person from homeland)

Show off (Bluff/show off)

Light‑skinned person.

Gourmand (Greedy person)

مزج جميل (Beautiful blend)