African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Ho qhekella / Ho bua maqeba (To lie / To talk nonsense)

Réussir à immigrer (To successfully immigrate)

Boza (Alcoholic drink)

ቦዘና/ቦዘና (Bozena) - dried meat in shiro

Jɛgɛlaw, Somono, ba kɔrɔmɔgɔw (Fishermen, Somono, river people)

Stupidité (Stupidity) - Lingala

La stupidité est arrivée (Stupidity has arrived)

Boss / respected person.

Bozza (Boss)

Monna ea moholo metseng / OG (Big man in the hood / OG)

Dɔnkɛyɔrɔ, tulonkɛyɔrɔ su la (Dance place, play place at night)

ملهى ليلي (Nightclub)

Discothèque/club (Nightclub)

Nightclub

Gidan rawa (Night club)

Discothèque avec air conditionné (Air-conditioned nightclub)

Discothèque

Stay well/goodbye

Bra (Brother/Bro)

Bro/Brother. 'Bru' (from Afrikaans broer) means friend or dude. 'Bra' is also used.

Come here (Come here)

Bra mu (Come inside) - Invitation to enter

Literally 'go, soul,' it's a less vulgar Libyan way to say 'Get out of here!'. Essentially telling someone to scram with...

Ho besa nama / Moqoqo (To grill meat / Barbecue)

A barbecue grill or the act of grilling meat socially. In Namibian youth culture, to braai is an essential weekend activ...

Barbecue / social cookout.

Braai (BBQ)

Ukosa inyama / Ukwenza inyama (Barbecue / Making meat)

Braaidag (BBQ day)

Sebaka sa mollo / Fire place

BBQ competition | BBQ kompetisie

Saturday BBQ tradition (Weekend barbecue)

Expert met braai maak (Expert at making BBQ)

Ingcweti ye-braai (Braai expert)

BBQ expert qualification | BBQ kenner kwalifikasie

Expert BBQ person | Kundige braai persoon

BBQ meat selection (Grill package)

BBQ supplies ready | Braai voorrade gereed

BBQ discussions | BBQ besprekings

Onyama yokupya / BBQ meat (Barbecue meat)

Perfect BBQ conditions (Grilling climate)

A playful term for money pooled together for a barbecue (braai). Friends might say "bring braai-bucks" meaning contribut...

BBQ meat rugby sunshine | Braai vleis rugby sonskyn

Means “please” (informal request).

Bijou de poignet (Wrist jewelry)

Bracelet (Bracelet)

إسورة - Bracelet

Bracelet

Wrist jewelry (Wrist jewelry)

Poaching