Browse African Slang

كعب عالي - High heels

High high (Very high)

Musique ouest-africaine (West African music)

ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት/ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት (Huletegna dereja timhirt) - high school

هاي سكور - أعلى نقاط (highest score)

High way (Being high)

Ouvertement (High-key)

Obviously, very much

Gros joueur (High roller)

هاير بربوس (Higher purpose)

Eu superior (Higher self)

Obviously/Openly (Very obviously)

ሃይላንድ ኩል - ዝሑል ደጋ (Highland cool)

ሃይላንድ ፍረሽ - ጽሩይ ደጋ (Highland fresh)

Espíritu libre de tierras altas (Free highland spirit)

Highlife classic - Traditional music reference

هايلايت (Highlight)

Iluminador facial (Face highlighter)

Vitu muhimu (Highlights)

Highly highly (Very much)

Autoroute (Highway)

Kwakhiwa kwemgwaco omkhulu (Big road building)

Sueño de red de autopistas (Highway network dream)

Petit rire (Little laugh)

Hii ni kitu gani? (What is this?)

Hii ni kali sana (This is very intense)

Hii ni werevu (This is cleverness)

حجاب - Hijab

Kifuniko cha kichwa (Head covering)

Cupping therapy

Tale/story

Oku pula okukwatwa mokatoka (To ask for a lift)

Kupanda mlima (Hiking)

ሕልበት ላቭ - ፍቕሪ ሕልበት (Hilbet love - Fenugreek paste)

Cooked meat

Fresh meat (Somali) - butcher's call

Grill meat

Literally “sweet,” used to mean nice or attractive. Usage: That jacket is hilw on you, where’d you buy it?

Sweet/cute

Donkey (playful insult)

Here

There

Anthem heart

Dokezo (Hint)

Dimi yɛrɛma, jalousie (Self pain, jealousy)

Celebração da cultura hip hop (Hip hop culture celebration)

Muziki wa hip hop (Hip hop music)

Emasiko e-hip hop (Hip hop culture)

Represents hip-hop

Hip-hop moçambicano (Mozambican hip-hop)