Browse African Slang

Majmoo' drajat (Grade point average)

Muhabarat (Intelligence)

Itasil tani (Call again)

Jami'a (University)

Ilgha/rafd (Cancel/reject)

Ra's mal (Starting money)

Jaw asima (Capital atmosphere)

Athar carbon (Carbon trace)

Tamarin qalb (Heart exercise)

Waraq/kotshina (Playing cards)

Harakat fulus (Money movement)

Quwat fulus (Money strength)

Bada'a hub (Started love)

Mu'askar baqar (Cow camp)

Waqf nar (Stop fire)

Ihtifal kabir (Big celebration)

Akil (Food - Swahili)

Akil bi sur'a (Eat quickly)

Bi sur'a (Quickly - from Swahili)

Khubz hindi (Indian bread)

Itba'a ahlam (Follow dreams)

Khayan/ghadar (Betray)

Akil ghish (Cheat food)

Ikhfi sirrak (Keep it low/secret)

Hadiy/cool (Calm/cool)

Bint raha ma'ak (Girl goes with you)

Kawras (Singing group)

Kweis jiddan (Very good - Nuer)

Beit/usra (Home/family - Nuer)

Sinima (Movie theater)

Hayat madina (Urban living)

Raqi (High class)

Tathir (Purification)

Mustausif saghir (Small hospital)

Takhzin sahabi (Cloud saving)

Makan rags wa musiga (Place for dance and music)

Crucial moment (Critical moment)

Nadi dhahik (Laughter club)

Akil yurayah (Comforting food)

Khoruj shabab (Youth ceremony)

Uktub raayak (Write your opinion)

Mufawwad (Appointed official)

Hub mujtama'a (Society love)

Mu'aqqad (Complex relationship)

Used to refer to the enclosed housing compounds where many NGOs or expats live

Zamil talib (Fellow student)

Qa'at hafla (Performance room)

Sani'a muhtawa (Content maker)

Tahded wajh (Face defining)

Hafla tanakkur (Dress up party)