Browse African Slang

A freeloader or moocher who is always broke (literally “little louse”).

A hot girl (complimentary <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a>, often ...

A nickname for nshima (the staple maize meal) because of its thick pulp-like consistency.

A <a href="/word/bag" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Bag">bag</a> of money (implying a large amount of ...

Slang for a muscular guy or bodybuilder (named after Kabwata Gym in Lusaka, known for weightlifters).

<a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">Slang</a> for male masturbation (very infor...

Bemba for a weakling or coward (literally something that limps).

A weightlifter or extremely muscular person (like one carrying heavy *peta*, weights).

A street hustler, tout or wheeler-dealer typically found in bus stations or markets (can be derogatory or just descripti...

A person of no substance, a joker or useless fellow (<a href="/word/can" class="internal-link" title="View definition of...

In Nyanja, kolopa means to sweep. As slang it implies clean sweep (to win everything)

Originally meaning a person from Copperbelt, it has come to signify a tough, street-smart person (sometimes embracing th...

From Nyanja meaning “to eat well,” <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a...

In the suburbs or posh residential areas (literally “at the yards”).

<a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">Slang</a> for a bar (as in a place <a href=...

A playful Nyanja euphemism for masturbation, literally “to shake bananas” (often said in boys’ jokes).

*To fight* (from Bemba “ukutipa,” meaning to hit).

A derogatory term for an Indian person (from old <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of S...