Browse African Slang

Slang for a BMW car (refers to the iconic kidney grille looking like a G-string). (Origin: Tsotsitaal)

Stands for *“Game plan”*, meaning a strategy or plan (often pronounced as letters **G.P**).

Sit

قصير (Short)

Cassava root/Gari (Cassava product)

GDP (Economic output)

Croissance PIB soutenue (Sustained GDP growth)

Good game

Good game / Bom jogo (Good game)

جي جي إي زي - لعبة سهلة (good game easy)

Imagem animada (Animated image)

Image animée (Animated image)

GIF response

GMO free (No modifications)

Ahsan fi tarikh (Best in history)

Greatest of all time

Greatest discussion (Best argument)

Melhor festa ever (Greatest party ever)

Grade Point/Performance measure (Grade point)

Mu'addal (Grade average)

Wastani wa alama (Grade Point Average)

GPS (Navigation)

Système GPS (GPS system)

جي بي إس ديبيندنت - معتمد على GPS (GPS dependent)

Navigation locale (Guinean GPS)

Mental GPS

Processeur graphique (Graphics processor)

Ghana Textiles/Local fabric (National textile)

Money

“I don’t care” (not bothered)" ("Setswana-English mix")

Ga-style fermented corn (Accra kenkey)

Ga chief/Leader (Traditional ruler)

Not often; rarely" ("Setswana")

ጋዓት ትራዲሽን - ባህሊ ጋዓት (Ga'at tradition - Porridge)

Libyan imperative for 'Sit down!' (from Italian gambe legs or dialect 'a'ad). Teachers shout ga'miz to tell students to ...

All; every

Short (Somali)

Literally 'go crazy.' Youth say go mal to mean someone is partying hard or losing it (in a fun way)

Afrikaans for "go wild" or "go crazy." Used when someone is really letting loose or things are getting rowdy. You might ...

Expensive car

Drive a car

Big car/vehicle

Did the car start?

ጋሪ/ጥሩ (Good - Oromo)

Gabane (Peri-urban village)

Vrai Gabonais (True Gabonese)

Terra do café (Coffee land)

ጋቢ/ወፍራም ነጠላ (Thick traditional blanket)

Gabode area

Gabonais de l'étranger (Gabonese abroad)