Browse African Slang

Traditional dish

Room

Currency exchange

Stadium chant

Construction site

Hat

Means “to drink” in Arabic, but slang-wise can imply getting drunk if used on its own. Usage: They went to charab a bit ...

Charger

Tag game

Shawarma

Chain necklace

Traditional cap

Chief/boss

Refers to Amazigh (Berber) language or a person speaking it; youth might use it jokingly to pretend not understanding so...

Expensive

Chess

Rag picker

Desert wind

Relax/hang out

Chemical/artificial

Point

شكارة' = حرفياً كيس، مجازاً 'واسطة/مال تحت الطاولة'. (EN: 'Money-bag,' i.e., favoritism/bribe.)

Who is; combined form

A little bit; from French 'un peu'

Traditional soup

“Look” in Darija. Used similarly to “check it out” or “listen.”. Usage: Chouf, if you need help just call me, okay?

Look look

Look at me

A little (Oran dialect)

Sunrise

Stopwatch

A bit (Constantine)

Sandcastle

Checkbook

Darling

Unemployment

Unemployed person

Cement

Movie theater

Classy/elegant

Keyboard

Well dressed

Misleading content

Customer/client

Cloud storage

Trainer/coach

Coca-Cola

Pressure cooker

Theory test

PIN code