Browse African Slang

La forêt recule (Forest retreats)

Forêt replantée (Replanted forest)

Notre forêt (Our forest)

Slang for the Addis Ababa public minibus taxis (because of the blue color, some say “Blue Donkeys” = Feres as well). But...

“No bus” meaning nothing going on or there’s no chance (as in no bus coming = you’re stuck). Usage: He thinks he can pas...

Fossa / Fossa

Très vieux (Fossil)

Fossile de valeur

فستان - Dress

Foto turística (Tourist photo)

Madio / Tsy misy ratsy (Clean / Innocent)

Personne blanche / étranger (White person/foreigner)

Fou (Crazy)

Fou amoureux (Crazy about you)

Lightning strike

Up/above

Ville de la Ngounié (Ngounié town)

Kosa/makosa (Foul/mistake)

فاول - Foul

Cheating/Dirty (Unfair tactics)

Tissu de tête (Head cloth)

Means 'full' or packed/crowded (from Hausa ful for 'full'). Youth might say a party was foulla foulla to mean extremely ...

Foundation (Makeup base)

فاونتن كورتيارد - ساحة النافورة (fountain patio)

Changing weather (Variable climate)

Four way stop (Intersection)

Taxi / Sefutho (Taxi / Transport)

Van

Épargnant (Saver) - metaphor

Qui fournit les produits (Supplier)

Fournisseur (Supplier)

Fournisseur (Supplier)

Pourvoyeur (Supplier)

Fournisseur de confiance (Reliable supplier)

School supplies

Impound lot

Bougie northern suburb reference.

Terra dos Fulas (Fula land)

Traditional cloth

Bêtises, conneries (Nonsense, bullshit)

Foutou/fufu (Pounded food)

Plat de banane plantain pilée (Pounded plantain dish)

Foutou rapide (Quick foutou)

Foyer chaleureux (Warm home)

Dɔ si, fɛn si (Nothing, anything)

فوز - Win

Poor person

فور ريل فور ريل - For real for real

Sem força (Weak)

Frais (Fresh/cool - French)