Browse African Slang

Gbɛ̀ (Langue/Language)

Espoir (Hope)

Gbɛ̀sɛ́ (Proverbe/Proverb)

Gbɛ̀vìví (Insulte/Insult)

Gbɛ̀zàn (Vie/Life)

Ho boloka / Ho tiisa (To keep / To secure)

Gcwihaba (Caves)

Front/forward

Orvalho congelado (Frozen dew)

ገበያ/ገበያ (Market)

ገበሬ/ገበሬ (Gebere) - farmer

ገበጣ/ገበጣ (Traditional board game)

ገበጣ ማስተር - በዓል ክእለት ገበጣ (Gebeta master - Board game)

جبنة - Cheese

ገበያ/ገበያ (Gebya) - market

ገዳም/ገዳም (Gedam) - monastery

جد - Grandfather

جدة - Grandmother

New

جدو - جد (Grandpa)

Gee (Friend/guy)

Slang for a 'friend', from 'G' (gangster or just the letter). Often used in urban Nairobi, like 'my G.'

Another term for a scammer, similar to Yahoo boy. 'G-boy' or Gee Boy is slang for a tech-savvy hustler making fast money...

Tall tree

Geek (Geek)

Vie de geek (Geek life)

Être accro à la technologie (Be tech addicted)

Camels are wealth (Somali)

Spirit, energy, enthusiasm (often team spirit).

ግእዝ ፍሎው - ቅዲ ግእዝ (Geez style - Ancient language style)

Ironic slang (likely British influence) used to refer to a guy/dude, not necessarily old as in UK. In Kenyan campus ling...

ገጀራ/ገጀራ (Gejera) - sickle

Pronounced like “gal,” meaning to hang out or chill (from “get-together”?).

Sorvete (Ice cream)

Foulard de tête (Head wrap)

Means “girl” in local urban slang (from Nyanja/Chewa *msikana* but influenced by English “girl”). Often pronounced with ...

Omuhole / happy (Happy)

جين زي - Gen Z

Gen Z diferente (Different Gen Z)

Amandla e-Gen Z (Gen Z energy)

Gen Z wahala - Issues with younger generation

ገና/ገና (Traditional hockey)

Genda (Go)

Go

Gendarme

Gendarme (Military police)

Cops and robbers

Police militaire (Military police)

Kumela bebulili (Representing genders)

توازن جنساني (Gender balance)