Browse African Slang

Grade Point/Performance measure (Grade point)

Ghana Textiles/Local fabric (National textile)

Ga-style fermented corn (Accra kenkey)

Ga chief/Leader (Traditional ruler)

Illegal mining (Illegal gold mining)

Galamsey fighter - Illegal mining opponent

In Ghana, a 'game boy' is an internet fraudster (sakawa practitioner). The idea is he's 'playing a game' with victims' m...

Gang gang - Friend group/squad

Garbage collection palava - Waste management issues

Small money

Natural antibiotic (Traditional cure)

Mental manipulation (Psychological abuse)

Back‑and‑forth argument or blows.

Good music/Banging tune (Good music)

Scatter/Wild celebration (Go crazy)

Gbeke shishi (Big money) - Large sum of money in Ga

A lazy person (literally “dead body”).

Gen Z wahala - Issues with younger generation

Regular entry/Basic access (Standard entry)

Generation gap wahala - Age difference issues

Local cocoa products (National chocolate)

Being late/African time (Lateness culture)

Ghana must go bag - Checkered plastic bag

Local grain/Domestic rice (National rice)

Ghana we dey - We are in Ghana

Firm or unmovable.

Chaos or commotion.

Hype/Energy/Motivation (Energy or hype)

Spicy medicinal drink (Healing beverage)

Transformation contest (Beauty improvement)

It will be alright; things will work out (“go be” = it will become).

Used to mean “go ahead” or sometimes “really?” (depending on tone).

Perfect/Aspirational (Perfect example)

Boiled beans with gari (Beans and gari)

Gob3 philosophy - Simple living approach

Gari and beans meal.

Precious metal work/Jewelry making (Gold craft)

Golf ground/Club area (Golf facility)

Good girl gone bad - Innocent girl turned wild

Fortune talisman/Lucky object (Lucky item)

Cheap local soft drink.

Christian artist/Church singer (Religious artist)

Government school - Public education

Mark hunting/Score pursuit (Grade obsession)

Poverty to wealth (Rags to riches)

Five cedi note

Work hard

Groom's friends/Male support (Groom's team)

Dancing/Partying (Dancing)

Groundnut politics - Petty arguments