Browse African Slang

Ho phahama / Rising up

ሊፍት/ሊፍት (Lift) - elevator

Présentation éclair (Elevator pitch)

مربي ماشية عصري (Modern livestock farmer)

Understand

Espoir (Hope) - Lingala

Elimu (Education)

Elimu/maarifa (Education/knowledge)

Health education

Elimu ya juu (Higher education)

Generational education

Elders' education

Elite (Elite/educated class)

Appearance elite

Fake elite

Cercle d'élite (Elite circle)

Elle a bien fait (She did well)

Elle a cédé (She gave in)

Elle a réussi (She made it)

Elle est formidable (She's amazing)

Elle se débrouille bien (She manages well)

اللي فات مات (What passed has died)

إيلو هيل - جحيم التصنيف (ranking hell)

Corazón latiendo de Elobey (Beating Elobey heart)

Falar bem, louvar (Praise, compliment)

Same thing

Légume local (Local vegetable)

Personne élégante (Elegant person)

Équipe nationale de football (National football team)

Emafu (Clouds)

Ingubo yesiSwati (Swati dress)

Língua makhuwa (Makhuwa language)

Complete emancipation

Lubisi lolumuncu (Sour milk)

እማዬ/እናቴ (My mother)

Packaging

Séduire rapidement (Seduce quickly)

Séduire (To charm)

Yesterday (Arabic-French)

إمبارح - أمس (Yesterday)

Embassy (Foreign office)

Vueltas en embajadas (Embassy rounds)

Recrutement (Hiring)

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)

Traffic congestion

Monster traffic

Mandray / Embrace