Browse African Slang

Kafe/mahali pa kahawa (Cafe/coffee place)

Café torrado (Roasted coffee)

Bureaucratie absurde (Absurd bureaucracy)

Associação/Grupo Mandinka (Mandinka association/group)

Assemblée/Groupe (Assembly/Group)

Sorry (especially for sympathy).

Façon Kaga-Bandoro (Kaga-Bandoro way)

Tambour traditionnel (Traditional drum)

Kagiso (Peace)

Menteur / arnaqueur (Liar/scammer)

Ami intime en Sénoufo (Close friend in Sénoufo)

Pardon en Gouro (Sorry in Gouro)

Coffee

Rangi ya kahawa (Coffee color)

Kahlua (Coffee liqueur)

Holimo / Up (Above / Up)

Lo! kwa Kikuyu (Oh! in Kikuyu)

Local gin/Strong alcohol (Local gin)

Kaiamba / Shaker

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

Kajja katoo (Come here - Jola)

Traditional Jola wrestler

A crude word meaning 'shit', but used freely to denote anything of poor quality, nonsense, or a lot of something

A crude word meaning 'shit', but used freely to denote anything of poor quality, nonsense, or a lot of something

Crass Afrikaans saying meaning "sh*t and pay." It's used when you're frustrated about having to cough up money (often fo...

An Afrikaans phrase literally meaning "shit and done," used to indicate something is completely over or settled, often a...

An exclamation roughly meaning "Oh, come on, that's nonsense!" or "You're talking crap!" It's a way to call out somethin...

Seulement/juste (Only/just)

Seulement/juste (Only/just)

Kaka (Only/just)

Kaka (Brother - from Swahili)

Brother (informal)

Just like that

Grand frère (Big brother)

Kaka sungura (Brother hare)

Très vite (Very fast)

Crabe de mangrove (Mangrove crab)

Kakanyo (Thought)

A lot / very much.

Overdoing authority.

Uniforme militaire (Military uniform)

Plantain balls (Fried plantain balls)

No Herero (Refusal)

Small/Little bit (A little)

Kakra no (The small one) - Small amount or quantity

Slang for style or vibe.

Fifty shillings

Hier/autrefois (Yesterday/long ago)

Calar boca (Shut up)

Spread out/disperse