African Slang Words Starting With "B"

Buy (Buy)

Buy (To buy)

Buy (Buy)

Purchase/Get (Buy)

Purchase airtime (Top up)

Purchase deal/BOGO (Special offer)

Buy sell (Trade)

Comercio informal (Informal trade)

Regrete aste (Buyer's remorse)

Buyonzi (50,000 shilling note)

Buzibu (Problem)

Konxa grandi (Concha grande) (Large shell)

Faire parler (Create buzz)

Miresaka be / Faire le buzz

Buzz (Popular/trending)

Buzz médiatique (Media buzz)

Surutu, shahara (Noise, fame)

Faire le buzz (Create buzz)

Buzz (Trending topic)

Sensation (Buzz)

Buzz sur Twitter

Agitation dans les médias (Media buzz)

Tendance virale nationale (National buzz)

Faire un appel manqué (Make a missed call)

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

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...

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

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...

Muitu bom mesmu (Muito bom mesmo) (Really cool)

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

Muitu karga (Muito karga) (Very karga)

Muitu tempu (Muito tempo) (Long time)

Muitu mesmu (Muito mesmo) (Very much)

Bwa gayak (Ironwood)

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)

Bwana harusi/mume mpya (Groom/new husband)

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

How

Ancestral wisdom

Water pond

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

Friend

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

To flex or show off luxuries" (Chichewa slang)

Fine/good