Browse African Slang

Quran completion

Quran completion ceremony

Calligrapher

Cover / hold down for.

Café

إخوة إخوة' للتآخي والتضامن. (EN: We’re all brothers/sisters.)

A colloquial term for a foreigner or a white person. (Origin: Sudanese Arabic)

Fear

Means “empty.” Slang-wise, used for someone with no substance or when a place is dead. Usage: That party was khawi, hard...

Empty

خاوي راس، فارغ العقل (Empty head, stupid)

خوان (Traitor)

خايب، سيء (Bad)

خايب، سيء (Bad, disappointing)

Scared/afraid

خايف موت (Scared to death)

خايس (Bad / terrible)

May good come from it

خيان (Cheater / unfaithful)

Tailor

Work

Work

خدمت يديك - عمل يديك (your hands' work)

Green

خدمة (Work / job)

“Baker,” slang for someone who’s smooth or cooking up stories (like a player). Usage: Don’t believe his compliments, huw...

خبير (Expert / experienced)

خبزة، الرزق اليومي (Daily bread, hustle)

Means “<a href="/word/<a href="/word/hard" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Hard">hard</a>" class="intern...

خدمة، شغل (Work, job)

Old respected man.

خير (Goodness)

ኸለል - ክፍሊት፣ ወጻኢ (Payment/Expense)

Leave me/let me

You left me

خناقة - شجار (Fight - argument)

Wild thyme

Board game

خسران - Losing/At a loss

Parure/Bijoux (Jewelry/Ornaments)

“You need” (from Arabic “khassak”). Often used to give friendly advice.

خطة (Plan)

Light

Light-spirited

خيانة - Betrayal/Cheating

Khiba (Traditional skirt)

خير من ذهب - خير من ذهب (better than gold)

Discourse

Circumcision ceremony

Cucumber