Browse African Slang

Something problematic or not straight (from having a “knock-knee”).

Médias populaires (Popular media)

Imperméable léger (Light raincoat)

Épuisé (Exhausted)

كاي دي راتيو - نسبة القتل/الموت (kill/death ratio)

Mtihani wa darasa la nane (Primary exam)

Mtihani wa kidato cha nne (Secondary exam)

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Hit all KPIs (Achieve all key performance indicators)

Indicateur de performance (KPI)

Tableau de bord KPI (KPI dashboard)

Bodi ya kuchagua vyuo (University placement board)

Ka (Not/negative - Mooré)

Get out (firm command)

Jump from/skip

Got angry about

Follow after

Be patient about

Warn about

Ka fa (This way)

Benefit from

Look out from/watch from

Take it easy on

Talk about/speak up

Tell me/Explain to me (Tell me)

Turn away/avoid

Ka na (Come - Dioula)

Literally “say it and die,” used when someone is holding back information or acting secretive.

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 ...

Got worried about

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 ...

Come from/originate from

Keep informed about

Tell me about/what about

What about then

Upset about

Be surprised by

كعك (Cookies)

Sit; stay

Rêve de la Mecque

Sacred initiation rite for boys

Rubbish / nonsense.

Mess or chaos.

Kaalgat is a colloquial term used in African communities.

Kaango/sufuria ya kukaangira (Frying pan)

Card (Somali from English)

Its the Dutch word for cheese. The ducht people eat a lot of cheese. The dutch people really like cheese

Kaase (To cry)