Browse African Slang

ENEO (Electricity company)

Extended play / mini álbum (Extended play)

Nyimbo chache (Few songs)

Wagt wusul (Arrival time)

ETA (Estimated arrival)

Easy

Slang in Sotho for something awesome (literally “it’s mine” but used like “that’s what I’m talking about!”).

Skin cloak (Animal hide)

إيرلي أكسيس - وصول مبكر (early access)

ايرلي ادوبتر (Early adopter)

Ubuntwana bekucala (Early childhood)

Early early (Very early)

Very early morning (Dawn)

Lève-tôt (Early riser)

Earrings (Ear jewelry)

Hijo verdadero de la tierra (True earth child)

Conexión fuerte con la tierra (Strong earth connection)

إيرث كونشس - واعٍ بالأرض (earth conscious)

مدافع الأرض (Earth defender)

محب الأرض (Earth lover)

Madre tierra nutriendo (Nurturing earth mother)

ሥዕል መቆሚያ/ሥዕል መቆሚያ (Seil mekomiya) - easel

Upscale residential area (Rich neighborhood)

East Legon tinz (East Legon things) - Wealthy lifestyle

إيست ميتس ويست - الشرق يلتقي الغرب (East meets West)

East or West, home is best

الشرق يرتفع (East rising)

East side (Eastern region)

ربط شرق-غرب (East-West connect)

IPhasika (Easter)

Into lefihlekile (Hidden thing)

إيستر إيغ آي آر إل - مفاجأة حقيقية (real life easter egg)

Jumatatu ya Pasaka (Easter Monday)

عاصمة الشرق (Eastern capital)

كلام شرقي (Eastern speech)

إيسترن فايب - نكهة شرقية (eastern flavor)

Rahisi/utulivu (Easy/calm)

Quick cash/Fast money (Easy money)

Doucement, tranquillement (Slowly, calmly)

Décontracté (Easy going)

Used like 'spend or use up.' If someone 'eats money' it means they wasted or embezzled it.

Eat breakfast (Morning meal)

Eat drink (Consume)

Eat eat (Keep eating)

Proper nutrition (Eat well)

An English idiom used in East Africa meaning to embezzle or misuse funds

To waste time.

Eau bue (Water drunk)

Holy water

Eau cherchée (Water sought)