Browse African Slang

Fandrosoana / Progress

Orchestre de cuivres (Brass band)

فانفيك - Fanfiction

فانفيك مومنت - لحظة خيالية (fictional moment)

Ethnie majoritaire (Majority ethnic group)

Estilo elegante Fang (Elegant Fang style)

Rapidement en Fang (Quickly in Fang)

Sous-groupe Fang (Fang subgroup)

Power or energy; in slang youth might say someone “a fanga” to mean “he’s hyped/energetic.”

Le pouvoir est bon (Power is good)

Mɔgɔ min bɛ cogo ɲuman na sisan, a ka ko bɛ taa ɲɛ (Someone who's doing well now, whose things are going well)

Mɔgɔ min sɛgɛnnen don, min dɛsɛra (Someone who's tired, who's exhausted)

Cerimônia de iniciação Balanta (Balanta initiation ceremony)

Fan, admirateur (Fan, admirer)

Danse sensuelle (Sensual dance)

Faniriana / Desire

Fanjanahantany / Neocolonialism

I ye fankanta le ti (You are very powerful/strong)

Yaourt (Yogurt)

A humorous expression meaning 'drunk and a mess' (literally in Hindi 'spread flat'). Describes someone who got wasted an...

Literally 'I finished,' but it's Libyan youth slang meaning 'I'm exhausted/done for.' Adding French/English -t sound. If...

Pagne traditionnel (Traditional cloth)

Jeu traditionnel / Traditional game

Fans (Fans)

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

Fanta (Fruit soda)

Roupa temática (Costume)

Parade équestre traditionnelle

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

Taking someone's food

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

Border town expressions

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