African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Bustani/mahali pazuri (Garden/beautiful place)

Beautiful garden

Bustaniya (Garden female)

Small pillow

Respect (Respect)

Busuuti (Another name for gomesi)

Extra / doing too much.

Besige by (Busy bee)

Overcrowded bus

Point au football (Goal)

But (Goal)

But/goal (Goal)

Goal; in football

Goal (French) - in sports

But (Goal)

Le but approche (Goal approaches)

But atteint (Goal reached)

Butabika (Mental hospital)

Slang for a glutton or someone who eats a lot (butam literally means “greedy eater”). Usage: We ordered pizza and that b...

Izina rya kera rya Huye (Old name for Huye)

Maikutlo a Butha-Buthe / Butha-Buthe feeling

Butiki (Boutique)

متجر، دكان (Shop, store)

Hilling

Butter (Butter/margarine)

Make money/Profit (Earn income)

Avocado

Rice with oil/Rich rice (Oily rice)

Butterflies (Nervous excitement)

Nervous excitement (Nervous excitement)

Buttermilk (Cultured milk)

Mandrax pil (Mandrax pill)

باتن ماش - ضغط عشوائي (random button pressing)

Soft or refined person (Delicate person)

Nuit (Night) - Lingala

Nuit (Night)

Nuit (Night)

Butut bi amul njariñ (The money has no value)

Candid vernacular for an ignoramus or uncultured person (like “country bumpkin”).

Buudu (Family/lineage)

Book (Somali)

Heavy book

Ku buul fàtte (Someone who doesn't think)

Foolish person/Dummy (Stupid person)

Over the bridge

High mountain

Buur-biisi (Family children - cousins)

Buvette (Small drinking spot)

Petit bar (Small bar)

Esfrega korpu (Esfregar corpo) (Body scrub)