African Slang Words Starting With "K"

Faire du stock (To stock up) - slang

Raconter une histoire (To tell a story) - slang

Faire une stratégie (To make a strategy) - slang

Stresser (To stress) - slang

Avoir du style (To have style) - slang

Avoir du swag (To have swag) - slang

Utiliser le système (To use the system) - slang

Utiliser le système (To use the system) - slang

Obtenir des cachets administratifs (To get administrative stamps)

Percevoir illégalement (To collect illegally)

Marcher lentement (To walk slowly) - Lingala slang

Être tendance (To be trendy) - slang

Avoir le bon timing (To have good timing) - slang

Écouter aux portes (To eavesdrop) - Lingala slang

Faire le tour (To go around) - slang

Faire du marché noir (To do black market)

Trafiquer, faire du marché noir (To smuggle, do black market)

Faire une vente (To make a sale) - slang

Sauver, guérir (To save, to heal)

Sauver, délivrer (To save, to deliver)

Faire sortir (To bring out) - Lingala

Danser (To dance)

Danser (To dance) - Lingala

Danser (To dance)

Dance hip movement

Dance competition

Dance in the dark

Nigerian cents (Small money)

To drink alcohol (literally “to beer”).

Tuer, impressionner fortement (To kill, to greatly impress)

Kill time

Cacher (To hide) - Lingala

Hide anger

Cacher l'argent (To hide money)

Hide truth

Se cacher (Hide)

Se cacher (To hide) - Lingala

Se cacher (To hide)

Réparer, arranger (To repair, to fix)

Réparer, arranger (To repair, to fix) - Lingala

Réparer le cœur (To heal the heart) - Lingala

Changer (To change) - Lingala

Oublier (To forget)

Oublier (To forget) - Lingala

Oublier (Forget)

Refuser (To refuse) - Lingala

Refuser, rejeter (To refuse, to reject)

Sans cœur (Heartless)

Récolter (Harvest)

First fruit ceremony