Browse African Slang

Scatter/Wild celebration (Go crazy)

Film d'action (Action movie)

Serious trouble or drama.

Argument/Fight (Conflict)

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

Problem/Trouble (Issue/Drama)

Traditional music/Dance (Cultural music)

Expression jeune (Youth expression)

Expression jeune (Youth expression)

Exactly/Precisely (Spot on)

Gbènú (Bouche/Mouth)

Debt or big trouble (literally “load”).

Rapidement (Quickly)

Fille (Girl/young woman)

Crabes de lagune (Lagoon crabs)

Gbɛ̀tɔ́ (Personne/Person)

Langues (Languages)

قبيح (Ugly)

Nas/adam (People - Zande)

Say; speak

Dis ça (Say that)

Sale, mal propre (Dirty, unclean)

Vendeuse de beignets (Donut seller woman)

Beignet sucré (Sweet donut)

Problème (Problem)

A slang term for the male genitalia (penis) in Nigerian lingo. For example, 'gbola don rise' means 'the guy is aroused' ...

Épinards locaux (Local spinach)

Sauce aux feuilles (Leaf sauce)

Gonflé, arrogant (Inflated, arrogant)

Argent en langue Bété (Money in Bété language)

A lazy person (literally “dead body”).

Tête en Bété (Head in Bété)

Ferme-la en créole (Shut up in creole)

Sauce claire (Clear sauce)

Danse traditionnelle Bété (Traditional Bété dance)

(Yoruba, lit. 'carry me and go') A romantic expression meaning 'take me away with you.' It's like saying you trust someo...

Graine de néré (Nere seeds)

Village natal (Home village)

Personne (Person)

Gbê (To reject)

Région du Centre (Central region)

Beignets soufflés (Puffed fritters)

Chèvre (Goat)

Side; place

Confiance (Trust)

Confiance en soi (Self-confidence)

Gros/large (Big/fat)

Profit (Profit)

Épinards (Spinach)

Enfant/petit (Child/little one)