Browse African Slang

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Agitation dans les médias (Media buzz)

Tendance virale nationale (National buzz)

Faire un appel manqué (Make a missed call)

Slang adopted in Bissau meaning 'a lot/very'. Originating from Angola/Portugal, bué is used by youth to intensify anythi...

Muito / em grande quantidade (A lot / very much)

A slang adverb meaning 'a lot' or 'very.' While more common in Angola, Mozambican youth also understand it from music/In...

Meaning 'a lot' or 'very.' Extremely common in São Tomé (borrowed from Angolan slang). Santomeans use bué to intensify a...

Combining Portuguese and slang: “cool a lot” meaning really awesome.

Mix of bué (very) with “mango” as random word, meaning something is super random or out of place. Usage: Ele apareceu de...

Combining two slang words: means “really cool” or “super awesome.”

Show-off or someone flamboyant.

Totally/wholly (Luganda slang).

Literally “Mr./sir,” but used like “man” or “dude” in slang as well.

Bwana (Sir/mister - from Swahili)

Marié (Groom)

Bwana harusi/mume mpya (Groom/new husband)

Exclamation meaning “Oh man!” or “Wow, dude!”

Ancestral wisdom

Water pond

Alternative spelling of *bué*, same meaning “a lot.” Sometimes written bwe online.

Étranger/Invité (Stranger/Guest)

Slang describing the wiggle of a big booty when walking (a vivid Copperbelt term).

To flex or show off luxuries" (Chichewa slang)

Religion traditionnelle (Traditional religion)

With divine help (Through God's favor)

By divine favor (With God's help)

A phrase meaning something will be done no matter what obstacles arise. It implies determination at all costs – "come he...

Used to describe something done out of necessity or compulsion.

By now (At this time)

Byang (Many/Much)

Veloma / Bye

باي فيليشا - Bye Felicia

Bye bye (Farewell)

White

بيض/بيضا، أبيض البشرة (Fair-skinned)

Slang for cheap local cigarettes or any cheap thing.

Alternative route (Detour)

Means “a lot” or “too much” in Darija. Often used to emphasize quantity or intensity. Usage: Kan kayhder bzaaf (he talks...

بزاف، كثير (A lot, too much)

Beaucoup (text)

Pai em ndau (Father in Ndau)

Língua Balanta (Balanta language)

Chaussure (Shoe)

Slang for *foufou* (cassava flour paste), a staple. Youth might use it to refer to something basic or old-school.

Comment ça va (How are you)