Browse African Slang

Arranges event security

Indawo yomcimbi (Event place)

Used to mean 'a long time ago.'

Toujours d'actualité (Evergreen)

Every day (Every day)

Crime doesn't pay (Thief's luck runs out)

Every dog (Everyone's time)

Everyone's time will come (Each has their moment)

Every place (Everywhere)

Always/Constantly (Every time)

Everyone (All people)

Everything (All things)

Everything reason (All has purpose)

Liberian way of saying 'always.'

Everywhere (All places)

The beginning of a South African expression often humorously completed with "...people always know a South African" – hi...

Kukhishwa endlini (Being removed from house)

Bufakazi (Evidence)

Jealous look/Bad gaze (Envious stare)

Desenvolver / crescer (To evolve / grow)

تطور مستمر (Constant evolution)

Evolución no revolución (Evolution not revolution)

تطور شخصي (Personal evolution)

Continuous evolution

Personal evolution

Constantly evolve (Always improving)

إيفولف أولوايز - تطور دائما (evolve always)

Sabiduría evudu (Evudu wisdom)

Volta region mysticism (Eastern spirituality)

Expression d'étonnement (Expression of astonishment)

Expression d'étonnement (Expression of astonishment)

Langue du Cameroun parlée au Gabon (Cameroonian language spoken in Gabon)

Feuille/médicament (Leaf/medicine)

Ancien/ancienne (Ex)

ኤክስ/የቀድሞ (Ex)

Ex (Former partner)

Ex (Ex-partner)

Mpenzi wa zamani (Former lover)

Has many ex-partners

Ex comeback season - When exes return

Former partner issues (Past relationship problems)

Ou wat ex se social media check (Person who checks ex's social media)

Stalkear al ex (Ex stalking)

Ancien rebelle (Former rebel)

Give exact amount

Haswa (Exactly)

Exactly oh (Precisely)

Examination/test

Gets nervous during exams

Expert at exam prep