Browse African Slang

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Séduire rapidement (To quickly seduce)

Séduire (To charm)

Yesterday (Arabic-French)

إمبارح - Yesterday

Indzawo yelive kulelive (Country's place in country)

Vueltas en embajadas (Embassy rounds)

Fandraisana mpiasa / Embauche (Hiring / Recruitment)

Embe/tunda (Mango/fruit)

Tendance finance intégrée (Embedded finance trend)

Slang for “mother” in a playful way (from “Umbo”). Used like “mom” among youth jokingly.

Embouteillage (Traffic jam)

Embouteillage (Traffic jam)

Monster traffic

Mandray / Embrace

Manoroka / Mifanoroka (Kiss / Make out)

ጥልፍ/ጥልፍ (Tilf) - embroidery

Problème, confusion (Problem, confusion)

Goat (insult)

Dog (insult)

A term from Amharic that refers to a cultural concept, object, or action. It is commonly used in everyday speech within ...

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Simo lesiphutfumako (Urgent situation)

Système alerte urgence (Emergency alert system)

Kubaleka ngesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency running)

የአደጋ መውጫ/የአደጋ መውጫ (Yeadega mewcha) - emergency exit

Pesa za dharura (Emergency money)

Building emergency fund

Sueño de fondo de emergencia (Emergency fund dream)

Hopes to save

Inombolo yesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency number)

Ibhokisi lesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency box)

Uhlelo lwesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency plan)

Kulungela simo lesiphutfumako (Preparing for emergency)

Réponse d'urgence (Emergency response)

Capacité réponse urgence (Emergency response capacity)

Indawo yekulala yesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency sleeping place)

Tintfo tesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency things)

Kufundziswa ngesimo lesiphutfumako (Emergency teaching)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Endleleni (On the road)

Person who left and never returns

Forced emigrant

Kusuka uyohlala kulelive (Leave to live in another country)

Emission (Show)

Emit ulaak (I'll be back - Jola)

Dawn

ኢሞ - እሞ፣ ስለዚ (So/Then)

ኢሞ - እሞ፣ ስለዚ (So/Then)

Emoji / Emoji