African Slang Words Starting With "K"

ቆሎ/ቆሎ (Kolo) - hair style

To go crazy or act foolishly.

Dollar américain (US dollar) - slang

Acting crazy; an emphasis on *<a href="/word/kolo" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Kolo">kolo</a>*.

A play on 'colonial mentality,' referring to an inferiority complex towards Western things. Now used humorously to call ...

Pêcher, attraper du poisson (To fish, catch fish)

Parler (Speak)

Parler, dire (To speak, to say) - Lingala

Dire, parler (To say, to speak)

Insulter (To insult)

Dire la vérité (To tell the truth) - Lingala

Kolobe (Pig - messy person)

Kolobe ya motse (Village pig - local troublemaker)

Kolobetso (Baptism)

Koloi (Car)

Sethuthuthu (Car)

While it just means 'car' in Sesotho, youth use koloi in jokes to mean 'fancy ride'. E.g. calling a beat-up car koloi ya...

Kolojane (Warthog)

Kololi amna beach bu rafet (Kololi has a beautiful beach)

Kolomu (Cologne/Perfume)

Planter (Plant)

Gagner, vaincre (To win, to conquer) - Lingala

Gagner, réussir (To win, to succeed)

Enlever (To remove) - Lingala

In Nyanja, kolopa means to sweep. As slang it implies clean sweep (to win everything)

Chercher (To look for, to search)

Chercher/essayer (Search/try)

Chercher (To look for, to search) - Lingala

Chercher l'amour (To look for love) - Lingala

Seek luck

Chercher l'espoir (To seek hope) - Lingala

Chercher des problèmes (To look for trouble) - Lingala

Chercher intensément (To search intensely) - Lingala

Chercher des clients (To look for customers)

Chercher le voleur (To look for the thief) - Lingala

Tu cherches quoi? (What are you looking for?)

Monkey/playful person

Eat once a day

Beijar; dar beijo / To kiss; give a kiss

Dormir, se coucher (To sleep, lie down)

But

Koma kwambiri / Kwambiri zedi (Very much / extremely)

Monter (To go up) - Lingala

Monter, grimper (To go up, to climb)

Outside (External)

Kombere (Princess)

Imoto yomphakathi / Itekisi elincane (Public transport / Small taxi)

A minibus taxi (public transport van).

Taxi e kholo / Sefutho (Big taxi / Transport)

Van transporte (Van transporte) (Transport van)