Browse African Slang

ስከር/ሰከረ (Drunk)

No water/Not wet (Without moisture)

Dry (No moisture)

Serious expression/No smile (Straight face)

Unfunny humor (Bad jokes)

Jollof rice/Seasoned rice (Spiced rice)

No rain period (Drought time)

ድራይ ሲዝን ሃስል - ቃልሲ ደረቕ እዋን (Dry season hustle)

Survives dry season

درول، مضحك (Funny)

Dschang (University town)

Désolé (Sorry)

Courir (To run)

Invocation/Prière (Supplication)

Invocation/Prière (Supplication)

Win

Ironically used to describe a flashy lifestyle or place locally (e.g. a high-end neighborhood might be nicknamed “Dubai”...

Dubai import

Lavish lifestyle spending.

أحلام دبي (Dubai dreams)

Moda importada de Dubai (Dubai imported fashion)

Prayer/Blessing (Somali)

ديود - Dude

A being that is way too special and dear to be called anything else. Also applies to turtles.

Soft hugging homie vibe.

Comfort / console.

Vérification préalable (Due diligence)

ديويت، ثنائي (Duet)

دويت دراما - دراما ثنائية (duet drama)

Bank deposit

Straight; directly

Good school

School (Somali)

Aldeia em Mandinka (Village in Mandinka)

Jamana, sɛnɛ yɔrɔ (Land, farming place)

Duguni (Earth/ground - Dioula)

An African term starting with the prefix 'du', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'guqun...

Dugura (Village - Dioula)

Dugu sira, village route (Village road, rural road)

Duka (Shop)

Boutique/Magasin (Shop)

Small shop

Wholesale shop

Coffee shop

دكان (Shop / store)

Dukani/chumba cha biashara (At the shop)

ዱቄት/ገንዘብ (Flour/money slang)

ዱላ/ዱላ (Dula) - walking stick

ዱለት/ዱለት (Mixed meat dish)

Dull (Boring/slow)