Browse African Slang

Friend, gangster

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)

Gay best friend

UK standardized tests

Economic output/National production (Economic measure)

Croissance PIB soutenue (Sustained GDP growth)

Girlfriend

جي جي - Good game

Good game / Bom jogo (Good game)

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

GIF / GIF

Image animée (Animated image)

GIF response

GMO free (No modifications)

Le meilleur de tous les temps (Greatest of all time)

Greatest of all time

Greatest discussion (Best argument)

Melhor festa ever (Greatest party ever)

Grade Point/Performance measure (Grade point)

Wastani wa alama (Grade Point Average)

Système GPS (GPS system)

Système GPS (GPS system)

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

Navigation locale (Guinean GPS)

Mental GPS

Processeur graphique (Graphics processor)

Got to go

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)

Gaal gi dafa yees (The boat is full)

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)