Browse African Slang

ዶክዩመንት ቸይስ - ምድህሳስ ሰነድ (Document chase)

Persecución eterna de documentos (Eternal document chase)

Document processing - Paperwork procedures

Documentary

Filamu ya ukweli (Truth movie)

Documentary (Factual film)

Documentation (Papers)

Enregistrement oral (Oral documentation)

Programa informativo (Informative program)

دودج - تفادي (avoid)

دودج رايت - معدل التفادي (evasion rate)

Dodo (Amaranth greens)

Dodoma/mji mkuu (Dodoma/capital city)

Confiance (Trust)

Enfermo / com problemas (Sick / with problems)

Stupid, dim-witted. Afrikaans origin (literally 'deaf'), used to call someone slow on the uptake

Ruthless competition (Survival of fittest)

Kufundzisa inja (Teaching dog)

Kitapo alefa / Doggy bag

Mdogo/mchanga (Younger sibling/little one)

Dɔgɔ (Younger sibling - Dioula)

Mali siya dɔ, Bandiagara mɔgɔw (Mali ethnic group, Bandiagara people)

Money (slang)

Money (slang)

ضهر - Noon

Être habile (Be skilled)

Dokimani (Documents)

دكان - Shop

Beignets de banane (Banana fritters)

Dokono seller - Kenkey vendor, hardworking person

Pâte de maïs en feuille (Corn paste in leaves)

Ɖòkpó (Un/One)

دكتور - Doctor

Documento (Document)

Argent/fric (Money/cash)

Dollar account - Foreign currency account

Weled andu dollar kiter (Boy who has many dollars)

Person with foreign currency (Someone with dollars)

ዶላር ድሪም - ሕልሚ ዶላር (Dollar dream)

Sueños de dólares (Dollar dreams)

Homme qui a voyagé / diaspora (Man who traveled abroad)

Often used in SA media to stress truly rich individuals (in US dollars, not just local currency). As inflation hit Zimba...

Dollar augmente

A grim phrase from Zimbabwe's hyperinflation days, referring to how the US dollar's value could "violate" people's savin...

Dollar rate tears - Exchange rate frustration

حديث الدولار (Dollar talk)

Dollarisation (Dollarization) - French

Stuffed vegetables

Millet beer

Dolo (Traditional millet beer)