African Slang Words Starting With "K"

At the plot/land

Ku point (On point/Correct)

Satisfied with

Enjoy/relax with

It's tough / difficult.

Ku rubanza (At court)

Ku ruhande (On the side - aside)

Add more to it

Say it again/repeat

In the suburbs

Step on

To Lusaka city center

Got crazy about

Ku wire (On WhatsApp)

Downtown/city center

A playful Nyanja euphemism for masturbation, literally “to shake bananas” (often said in boys’ jokes).

Kuvimba umuntfu ku-social media (To block someone on social media)

Kubuka emsebentini womuntfu (To cheat/copy)

Kupakua filamu (To download a movie)

Kufanikiwa maishani (To succeed in life)

Kujiuzulu kazi (To resign)

To tell (from English “show” as in show or indicate).

Kuingia kwa ujumbe wa kibinafsi (To slide into DMs)

Kutazama mtandaoni (To watch online)

Kutalakiana/kutengana (Breaking up)

Kumalizana mahusiano (To end a relationship)

Kutalakiana kwa hasira (Breaking up badly)

Kuwayjuk (From Kuajok)

Ukwakha (building)

Kuwa na imani (To have faith)

Kusaidia kubao (To assist a goal)

Kuba (Because)

Kwambara neza kandi ukagira isuku (To dress well and look clean)

Kuba mu mazi (To be in water - to be comfortable)

Kuba ufite amafaranga n'ubuzima bwiza (To be successful)

Kugira amafaranga menshi (To be rich)

Kubabara (To suffer/hurt)

Kumererwa nabi kubera ikintu (To feel pain or sadness)

Kubabazirwa hamwe (To mourn together)

Ball/football (Somali)

Football/soccer (Somali)

Kuwa tofauti na zamani (To be different from before)

Exchanging customs

Art exchange

Kubagara (To do traditional healing)

Kubaha abakuru (To respect elders)

Kubaha ijambo (To keep word)

Kubahana (To respect each other)

Kubaka (To build)

Kukubali (To accept)