Browse African Slang

Traditional comb (Hair tool)

Growth (Development)

Jealousy (Envy)

Richesse (Wealth)

Death (Passing)

Rire moqueur (Mocking laugh)

أهل، قبيلة (Tribe, people)

An exclamation meaning “I see/aha/and so?” or to indicate realization.

Ehen (Yes/I see)

Mon Dieu! (My God!)

Kweli! (True!)

እህል/እህል (Ehil) - grain

እህቴ/እህቴ (Ehite) - my sister/sis

Expression Baoulé de surprise (Baoulé expression of surprise)

Right?/Isn't it? (Confirmation)

Ethnie du Sud-Est (Southeast ethnic group)

Oui en Baoulé (Yes in Baoulé)

A common exclamation of surprise, disbelief, or emphasis.

Expression of disbelief (“wow, there’s wonder”).

Eid/sikukuu ya Kiislamu (Islamic holiday)

Islamic celebration

عيد سيليبريشن (Eid celebration)

Bonne fête de l'Eid (Happy Eid)

تسوق العيد (Eid shopping)

عيد فايبز - أجواء العيد (Eid atmosphere)

إيه ده - ما هذا (What's this)

Literally “what’s the system?,” used to ask “what’s the plan/how does it work?”.

إيه؟ - What?

Eina Share definition Eina is the most genuine person you will ever meet. She has a huge and soft heart, strong beliefs ...

Cry of pain, like saying 'ouch!'.

Combines Afrikaans 'eina' (ouch) with a Yiddish/English 'oy' (oh no) as a dramatic comical exclamation

District in Djibouti

Describes someone as bold or shameless. (Origin: Sudanese Arabic, lit. "his eye is strong")

Expression of frustration

Expression of frustration/surprise.

Eish (Expression of frustration/surprise)

Eish/kumbe (Eish/surprise)

Mild scolding "you, really?"

Eish work / tough job (Tough work)

Eish! (Disappointment)

Another exclamation borrowed from South Africa, expressing dismay or disbelief (like “geez!”).

An exclamation for surprise, dismay, or disbelief. Widely used by Namibian youth

Using "Eish" (an exclamation for surprise, dismay, or exasperation) followed by "sorry" is a way to express sympathy or ...

Greeting "hey" / acknowledging.

An urban greeting equivalent to "Hey!" or "Hi!" used to get someone's attention or as a casual hello, especially in town...

إيجار - Rent

Ejo (Yesterday/tomorrow)

Ejo bundi (Another tomorrow - procrastination)

Ejo hashize (Yesterday - past)

Ejo hazaza (Future)