Browse African Slang

Aplicación de celos (Jealousy app)

Envy issues (Possessive behavior)

Pantalon en denim (Jeans)

Pantalon denim (Denim pants)

Borikhoe ba jean / Denim (Jean trousers)

Prénom français (French name)

Bon à rien (Good-for-nothing)

Jean de marque (Brand jeans)

جبل (Mountain)

Suk el jabal (Mountain market)

ጀበና/ጀበና (Coffee pot)

ጀበና ላቭ - ፍቕሪ ጀበና (Coffee pot love)

Bring me (Annaba)

جد ستوريتيلر - الجد الحكواتي (grandfather storyteller)

جداتي (Grandmother)

جدي (Grandfather)

Pay up/take out from pocket

Check (Somali from English)

Means “hero,” slang for a friend who comes in clutch or always has your back. Usage: You covered my shift? Ah jegna neh ...

Jehanamu/motoni (Hell/in fire)

Busybody; someone who meddles or takes more than their share

Comment ça va (How are you)

Jejy voatavo / Musical bow

Leather

Cantor/Historiador Mandinka (Mandinka singer/historian)

Djeli kɔrɔba, tariku dɔnna (Master griot, history knower)

Jealous/Envious (Jealous)

جلابة ستريت - جلابة الشارع (street jellaba)

Jelly (Gelatin dessert)

جامع الفنا - ساحة شهيرة (famous square)

Dire, parler (Say, speak)

Tambour djembé (Djembe drum)

Generoso (Generous)

Jengo/nyumba (Building/house)

Faith building

Stone building

Jersey (Sports shirt)

Jersey politics - Arguments about team jerseys

Jerusalema (Dance challenge)

Jerusarema (Shona dance)

Slang for sadza itself (popular in Harare youth lingo, as in the staple food that “fills you up”).

WhatsApp Jesus

Avion rapide (Fast plane)

Décalage horaire (Jet lag)

Umuntfu lohamba kakhulu (Person who travels a lot)

Jet ski

Élite sociale (Social elite)

Élite voyageuse locale (Local jet-setter)

Petite monnaie (Small change)

Argent de transport (Transport money)