African Slang Words Starting With "K"

حياة القصر (Ksar life)

Write

A lot/much (Arabic-French)

Death

Good counsel prevents mistakes

At home base/regular spot

Ku bbali (On the side)

To flash/beep someone

Ku bw'ukuri (In truth - honestly)

Success requires sacrifice

Repeat it

To cheat

To change/switch up

To cheat/copy

To memorize

Work hard on

To dance

Add to it

To dump someone

From Nyanja meaning “to eat well,” <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a...

To fail

Happy with/pleased

Happy with/about

In the hood

To party/have fun

Phrase meaning “up to you” or your problem.

Ku isoko (At the market)

Aho bagurishiriza (At the market)

At the hangout spot

Excited about

Ku kiyaga (At the lake)

Remember those who help you

Who informed you?

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Ku lujjudde (In detail)

In the suburbs or posh residential areas (literally “at the yards”).

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At the market

At home/yards

Means “all good” or “hundred percent” (as in *I’m feeling like a million bucks*). (Origin: Tsotsitaal)

To party hop

Ku nkombe z'umugezi (At the riverside)

Ku mugongo (On the back - burden)

Ku mugongo umwe (On one back - together)

Ku mugoroba (In the evening)

Ku muhanda (On the road)

Ku munsi (During the day)

Ku musozi (On the hill - in public)

Ku mutwe (On the head - as priority)

Ku ntonde (At the spring/water source)