Browse African Slang

Fomba gasy / Malagasy style

Lazy person / hole (Lazy person)

Partir (Leave)

Problème d'argent (Money problem)

Mlango mkuu (Main gate)

Cultura de portones (Gate culture)

Security guard (Watchman)

Umshini weligeythi (Gate machine)

Gate number

Keep something secret/exclusive

Secured neighborhood (Private estate)

جيتكيپ - Gatekeep

غايتواي سيتي - مدينة البوابة (gateway city)

Indawo yekuhlangana (Meeting place)

Gatsag is an African slang expression that may have different meanings depending on the context.

Gatsby (Large sandwich)

Gatsby (Large sandwich)

Injongo ye-gatsby (Gatsby sandwich goals)

Gatt na (He/she is short)

Ladrão, meliante (Thief, criminal)

Fed up or had enough of something.

Fed up, literally 'hole full' in Afrikaans, meaning you've had it up to here

Côté gauche (Left side)

Gaufi (Near)

Gaufres (Waffles)

Kunywa pombe (To drink alcohol)

Gauni/nguo ya wanawake (Dress/women's clothing)

Gavana (Governor)

Fourchette (Fork)

Mauvais argent (Bad money)

Partager (To share)

Partage équitable (Fair sharing)

جواز - Marriage

Café (Coffee)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Prise d'argent (Money taking)

Réception argent (Money receipt)

Homosexual or lame (context dependent)

Orgulho de Gaza (Gaza pride)

Gazelle (Gazelle)

Gazelle Football Club

Aller vite (Go fast)

Buddy / mate (Durban usage).

Gazi (Blood/Family)

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...