Browse African Slang

Gazelle (Gazelle)

Gazelle Football Club

Aller vite (Go fast)

Gazi (Blood/Family)

Buddy / mate (Durban usage).

Gazi tobili fɛn, gaz cuisine chose (Gas cooking thing, gas stove)

Type/mec (Guy)

A local term referring to squatting land or informal shantytowns that spring up when people occupy land illegally. Faire...

Famous Namibian musician (Lazarus Shiimi)

Short for Namibian Gazette, ironically used to mean someone who gossips or spreads news (as in a walking newspaper)

Close friend, literally “my blood” (<a href="/word/brother" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Brother">bro...

Achat (Purchase)

Époque (Era)

Forgeron (Blacksmith)

Gbàdàhùn (Réunion/Meeting)

Bagarre (Fight)

Gbàdú (Oracle/Oracle)

A blunder, especially a grammatical mistake.

Lutte traditionnelle (Traditional wrestling)

Problème compliqué (Complicated problem)

Partisan de Gbagbo (Gbagbo supporter)

Période Laurent Gbagbo (Laurent Gbagbo period)

Tonnerre (Thunder)

Personne célèbre (Famous person)

Bus communal (Shared bus)

Minibus de transport (Transport minibus)

Argent du transport en commun (Public transport money)

Transport populaire (Popular transport)

Chauffeur de gbaka (Gbaka driver)

Arrêt de minibus (Minibus stop)

Ethnie de l'Ouest (Western ethnic group)

Directement (Directly)

Fille/copine (Girl/girlfriend)

Gbangban (Strong/solid)

Homme direct et franc (Direct and frank man)

Directement, sans détour (Directly, straight)

Great person/Expert (Master)

Gbansan (Big/much - Dioula)

Onomatopoeia for trading blows; means a heated exchange or fight with back-and-forth drama.

Bagarre/Violence (Fight/Violence)

Back‑and‑forth argument or blows.

To fall hard or mess up. Krio onomatopoeic slang for a heavy fall or a blunder

Frapper, battre (To hit, beat)

Prendre courage (Take courage)

Gbaya (Ethnic group/language)

Argot Gbaya (Gbaya slang)

Literally 'lift your body.' In slang, gbe body means to get moving (often onto the dance floor). Popularized by a Burna ...

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Langage (Language)

Good music/Banging tune (Good music)