Browse African Slang

Tuk-tuk/Auto-rickshaw

Family budget

National budget

Parent's sibling

باكا - غبي (stupid/silly)

Homme (Man) - terme Lari

Elmina fishing festival (Fishing celebration)

Bakau crocodile pool sax na (Bakau crocodile pool is expensive)

Traditional fishing community lifestyle

Pot-de-vin (Bribe) - Arabic origin

Un-wiped faeces after an explosive bowl movement often found on the mid to lower region of the back clearly noticeable w...

Go to the grocery

Baki (Jacket)

Taps palm wine

መጋገር/መጋገር (Megager) - baking

Add strength

"Oh my people" – exclamation of surprise/emotion.

A pickup truck. In Namibia a bakkie is any small open-back truck, widely used by farmers and city folks alike

A small pickup truck or utility vehicle.

A pickup truck. In Namibia a bakkie is any small open-back truck, widely used by farmers and city folks alike

Perfect BBQ weather (Perfect grilling weather)

باكو - رزمة نقود (Bundle - money bundle)

Cent dollars (Hundred dollars) - slang

Bal (Ball)

Look here

Fête en plein air

Balafone (instrumento) (Balafone instrument)

Balafone (instrumento) (Balafone instrument)

Forget about it / never mind.

Ho bala ka boomo / To bala ka boomo

Bala yetẽ yaab-daare (Patience defeats trouble)

Literally 'disaster,' slang-wise means something extreme (good or bad). 'Mdem ni balaa' (the girl is unbelievably hot) o...

بلد - وسط المدينة (Downtown)

بلاد لايفستايل - نمط حياة البلد (countryside lifestyle)

Promenade (Walk)

A gangster or thug (could come from *balade* ironically, or just slang).

بلدي - Traditional/Local style

Instrument traditionnel (Traditional instrument)

Rythme du balafon (Balafon rhythm)

Balafon contemporain (Modern balafon)

Le balafon résonne (Balafon resonates)

Expert balafon player

Mali fɔlifɛn dɔ (Malian musical instrument)

Originally means “thug” or shady guy, now sometimes used humorously for a friend who’s a bit wild or sketchy.

Broom

Balai (Broom)

Balai citoyen (Citizen broom movement)

Vendedor de cestas (Basket seller)

Means “watch out” or “be careful” (from French *balade* possibly).

Balance (Snitch)