Browse African Slang

فاكرك - I remember you

Thief (slang, kind of playful).

Cigarette (two slang words for a smoke).

Derogatory Sheng term for 'fool' or clueless person. Similar to 'moran' or 'dummy.'

Fala (To relax/chill)

L'argent est doux (Money is sweet)

Falar crioulo (Speak Creole)

Falar manso (Speak softly)

Falar sério (Speak seriously)

Free of charge.

فلافل (Falafel)

Conversar / dizer (To talk / say)

Sotaque moçambicano melodioso (Melodious Mozambican accent)

Criticar alguém (To badmouth)

Errar / não conseguir (To fail / miss)

Girls or young women (used like “chicks”).

Perder tudo / quebrar (To go bankrupt)

Fall bush (To travel abroad)

To disappoint or let someone down (literally “make someone’s hand <a href="/word/drop" class="internal-link" title="View...

Fally (To fall/fail)

Philosophy

Falso (Fake)

Faltar aula (Skip class)

Falta má (Bad foul)

Faltar dinheiro (Lack money)

Faltar ao serviço (Miss work)

Fam (Family)

Short form of “family,” used like “bro” or to address a close friend.

Familia/jamii (Fam/family)

Usra/jamaa (Family/group)

Fam (Family/close friends)

Fam (Family/Close friends)

Famadihana / Turning of bones

Means 'to walk/leave.' Among urban youth, telling someone famba is like 'bounce' or 'get lost'

Vão bem em ndau (Go well in Ndau)

الشهرة تنادي (Fame calling)

لعبة الشهرة (Fame game)

Família grande (Big family)

Family in the Algerian sense - not just blood but anyone who stands by you; 'familia' includes cousins' cousins and chil...

Usra (Family - Swahili)

Mkusanyiko wa familia (Family gathering)

Small family

Expressão para família alargada (Expression for extended family)

Jamaa wa mbali (Extended family)

Family (French)

Famille à l'étranger (Family abroad)

Grande famille (Large family)

Famille avec plusieurs épouses (Polygamous family)

Famille réunie (Family reunited)

Famille servie (Family served)