Browse African Slang

To confront; to deal with someone

Not pass/Repeat (Fail class)

Not succeed/Flunk (Fail exam)

Agricultural equipment (Farming implements)

Describes someone who talks too quickly or too much, often revealing secrets.

Rapid speech/Scam (Quick talking)

Scared/Terrified (Very afraid)

Healthy/Well (Good health)

Touch/Experience (Feel it)

Happy/Good mood (Feeling good)

Attracted to you (Like you)

Fall in love/Emotional (Caught feelings)

Woman boss (Female leader)

Wall/Barrier (Fence)

Get water/Draw water (Collect water)

Playing ground/Pitch (Field)

Outdoor job/Research (Site work)

Dispute/Argument (Major quarrel)

End exams (Finals)

Locate/Discover (Find it)

Make money/Solve problem (Find solution)

Nice outfit/Attire (Good clothes)

Beautiful woman/Pretty (Attractive girl)

Attractive person.

Finished or done.

Used after a verb to intensify completion.

A sudden problem or urgent trouble

Equal retaliation (Tit for tat)

Fish head delicacy (Fish head)

Repair/Solve (Fix it)

Make look good/Arrange date (Set up)

Call and hang up (Missed call)

Resell/Double money (Flip)

Reverse/Turn over (Flip it)

Beat/Hit (Strike)

A very common surname in Liberia, sometimes used generically like 'John Doe'.

Fail exam/Drop out (Fail)

Stylish man (Fashionable guy)

Misty dawn (Hazy morning)

Stupid/Unwise (Foolish)

Unwise individual (Fool)

Soccer game (Football game)

Means 'really/indeed'. Often added for emphasis or to confirm truthfulness.

Why?/Purpose (For what reason?)

Move on/Release (Let it go)

Don't remember (Forget it)

Pardon/Let go (Show mercy)

Pardon past (Let go)

Duty-free area/Port (Trade zone)

Clean look/Young appearance (Fresh-faced)