Browse African Slang

Affaire/Cas (Case)

Kesi mahakamani (Court case)

Riche (Rich person)

Maison/Chez soi (Home)

Couscous pot

Traditional bread

كتير - A lot

A lot; many

Keto (Keto diet)

Keto (Keto diet)

Régime cétogène (Keto diet)

ቀጥ/ቀጥ (Kets) - woodwork

1. A person/group of people who own/like guinea pigs2. A place in which a guinea pig may inhabit

ማፍያ/ማፍያ (Mafiya) - kettle

Keuf (Cop - verlan)

Policiers (Police officers)

Keum (Guy - verlan)

Parents (Parents - slang)

Male Karen

ቀይ/ቀይ (Key) - red

Acteur clé (Key player)

Clavier (Keyboard)

Online fighter/Internet tough guy (Digital arguer)

Keyboodi/ala ya muziki (Keyboard/music instrument)

Présentation importante (Important presentation)

Mot-clé (Keyword)

“Eat later,” meaning procrastinate or push something off.

From Arabic “kazeb” meaning liar, used to call out someone jokingly for exaggeration. Usage: You caught a fish “this big...

Kgabo (Monkey - playful)

Kgagamalo (Dry season)

Kgaitsadi (Sibling)

Kgakala (Far)

Kgakololo (Advice)

Kgama (Hartebeest)

Kgang (Argument/Issue)

Expression of surprise or “by the way.”

Nyooko ea mabele / Traditional beer (Sorghum beer / Traditional beer)

Kgaogano (Division)

Kgaolo (Division/District)

Kgarebe (Girl)

Kgatelelo (Oppression)

Kgatelopele (Progress)

Kgati (Skipping rope)

Kgethololo (Discrimination)

Kgetse (Basket)

Kgetse ya tsie e kgonwa ke go tshwaraganelwa (Locust basket needs cooperation)

Kgobogobo (Bustard)

Kgodu (Dried meat)

Kgogo (Chicken)

Kgokong (Wildebeest)