Browse African Slang

Big bush

Toux (Cough)

Beaucoup d'argent

Kichwa/ubongo (Head/brain)

Tête (Head)

Mal de tête (Headache)

Mtu mkaidi (Stubborn person)

Kichwani/sehemu ya juu (In head/upper part)

Coup de pied (Kick)

Play football/Soccer (Play soccer)

Kick kick (Keep kicking)

Mwanzo wa mchezo (Game start)

Coup d'envoi (Kick-off)

ኪክባክ/ዘና ያለ ስብሰባ (Kickback/chill gathering)

Street soccer/Informal game (Kickball)

كيكس، أحذية (Kicks, shoes)

Kicks (Shoes)

كدا كدا (Like this like this / anyway)

Originally a Forro word that meant asking for help, but in slang used as an excited 'wow/awesome!' exclamation when some...

ኪዳን/ኪዳን (Kidan) - covenant

ቅዳሴ/ቅዳሴ (Kidase) - liturgy/mass

Kidato/kiwango cha sekondari (Form/secondary level)

An African term starting with the prefix 'ki', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'daweb...

Yet another synonym for toyboy, a young man with an older woman.

Potion médicinale (Medicinal potion)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Kidodo / Dance style

Peu/Petit (Little/Small)

Peu/Petit (Little/Small)

Kidogo/kichache (Little/small)

Umoja ni nguvu (Unity is strength)

Jeu d'enfants (Children's game)

Mchezo wa watoto (Children's game)

ቅዱስ/ቅዱስ (Holy/saint)

Danse moderne congolaise (Modern Congolese dance)

Cha asili (Traditional)

Joie, bonheur (Joy, happiness)

Pareil/Même chose

كيف كانتري - بلاد الكيف (hashish region)

Pareil/Même chose

Same same (Arabic-French)

Kichwa ngumu (Stubborn person)

Gostar / apreciar (To like / appreciate)

How

How

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

How

Kiff Share definition South African Slang, (Adj) Cool, Awesome, incredible, fuck-around etc. The origin isn't really cle...

Aimer beaucoup (To really like)

Cool, awesome. Surfing community slang that went mainstream