African Slang Words Starting With "C"

Friend / mate (esp. Cape).

Chommie (Friend)

Friend verification | Vriend verifikasie

To unplug or pull out, slang for “drop it” or “ditch (an event).”

Friends collective.

Please

Makini (Alert / sharp)

Vizuri kwa Kimijikenda (Fine in Mijikenda)

Choo/mahali pa haja (Toilet/need place)

To poke or stab, but in slang used as “to involve oneself.”

To pry or meddle in something.

Select/Decide (Choose it)

Khetsa budlova (Choose violence)

Eat (Eat)

Food/To eat (Meal/Consume)

Light-hearted insult for someone acting silly.

Eat or spend freely.

Chop (Food/to eat)

Chop bi pare na (The food is ready)

Selfishness has consequences (Selfishness has consequences)

Traditional local restaurant.

Local restaurant owner (Food joint proprietor)

(Ghanaian English slang) Describes a simple, no-frills relationship sustained on basic pleasures. A chop bar is a local ...

A Nigerian Pidgin phrase meaning to suffer heartbreak – essentially, to be dumped by a lover. It likens heartbreak to be...

Chop chair (To sit down)

Literally “eat metal,” means to endure hardship (like having a tough stomach).

Fist bump greeting (Brotherhood sign)

To chop life means to enjoy life with one's money – to spend on pleasures and live well. The full saying is "Chop life, ...

Chop life (Enjoy life)

To chop life means to enjoy life with one's money – to spend on pleasures and live well. The full saying is "Chop life, ...

(West African Pidgin) To publicly revel in romance or affection. When a couple is 'chopping love,' they are openly enjoy...

In general West African usage, chop money means spending money for enjoyment, or an allowance given for upkeep. In Ghana...

Dinero para comer (Money for food)

Money for food

Food money/Daily expenses (Living expenses)

A phrase (from a popular song) meaning take/use up my money (often playfully).

Hora de comer (Time to eat)

Voler/prendre (To steal/take)

Haircut style / edges.

Dating/Having intimate relations (Dating or being intimate)

Impressionner (Impress)

Chorale (Choir)

Derramar lágrimas (To cry)

Chorba (Soup)

Traditional soup

Choreb (Drinking)

Chorégraphie, pas de danse (Dance choreography)

Mpangilio wa densi (Dance arrangement)

Choroko/mbegu (Green grams/seeds)

Kiitikio/kiungo (Chorus/refrain)