Browse African Slang

Fans (Fans)

Fanta (Fruit soda)

Used to mean a bribe in some circles (like soda treat).

Parade équestre traditionnelle

Traditional horse display

فانتازيا هورسز - خيول الفانتازيا (fantasia horses)

Cape Coast style/Coastal vibe (Central region style)

Fante-style fermented corn (Regional kenkey)

Société fictive (Shell company) - metaphor

Do; make

Fap (CFA Franc)

ሩቅ/ሩቅ (Ruk) - far

Far North people (People from Far North)

Far far (Very far)

Far place (Distant location)

فرحان (Happy / joyful)

فرح - Joy

Farafin (Black person/African)

Africain qui imite les blancs (African who imitates whites)

Tubabukan, parler français (White man's language, speak French)

Tubabu kan fɔ, parler français (White man language speak, speak French)

Joy

Sɛnɛ poyi fɛn, labour machine (Field plow thing, plow)

Farasi/mnyama wa kupanda (Horse/riding animal)

Good horse

Stereotypical Somali first names (for men and women respectively) that Somali diasporans sometimes use jokingly to refer...

Meaning “close friend” or “best buddy” (like two shoes of a pair). (Origin: Sudanese Arabic, lit. "pair")

فريق - Team

Kuaga (Farewell)

New fork

Literally “joy,” used to mean a big celebration or party (like a wedding). Usage: Saturday we have a farha for my cousin...

Happy/glad

فرحان موت (Extremely happy)

Happy

Corps/Santé (Body/Health)

Kɔnɔboli, maladie (Body heat, sickness)

Tulonkɛ, sport (Physical activity, sports)

Poudre de céréale (Cereal powder)

Farine de millet

Comida, sustento (Food, sustenance)

Farikolo belebeleba, gros (Body bigness, fat)

Farm (Farm)

Tintfo tekulima (Farming things)

Farm fresh (From farm)

Innovador creativo agrícola (Creative farm innovator)

Amante de vida de granja (Farm life lover)

Kuphatha iplazi (Managing farm)

App de gestion agricole (Farm management app)

Lokuvunwe epulazini (Farm harvest)

Romanticismo de granja (Farm romanticism)