Browse African Slang

Kukhala woyenera / Waukwati (To be suitable / marriage)

Kukhala mkazi / Woyenera (To be wife / suitable)

Kudziwa zochitika / Zonse (To know happening / all)

Kukhala wa dziko / Lonse labwino (To be world / all good)

Kuki? (Why?)

Courir (To run)

Kuogopa kupata mimba (To avoid pregnancy)

Kutumia pesa haraka haraka (To spend money quickly)

To be broke

A Shona slang term meaning improvising or hustling in desperate times. It's about making do with whatever resources avai...

Kuko (Because)

Colher, colheita (To harvest)

Kukonza thupi / Kukhala wokongola (To fix the body / look good)

Emprunter (To borrow)

Prêter (To lend)

Lacking money

Unemployment

Grandmother (Elder female)

Kuku wa asili (Indigenous chicken)

Kuku wa kukaanga (Fried chicken)

Kuku wa asili (Local chicken)

Croître/Grandir (To grow)

A fantastic Liberian word for a state of chaos or disorder, especially loud dispute. Similar to grumbo.

Kupata pesa (To eat / make money)

Kupokea pesa ya usafiri bila kwenda (To receive transport money without going)

Window shopping

Kula tu mboga bila nyama (To eat only vegetables)

Literally 'to eat with the eyes.' This phrase means to admire something you can't afford, essentially you can only 'feas...

ኩኩሉ/ኩኩሉ (Kukulu) - hide and seek

Remembering origins

Kushangaa sana (To be very surprised)

Collecting shells

Kuchita bwino / Kupita patsogolo (To succeed / progress)

To borrow

To lend

Every day

Eat

Manger (To eat)

Literally “eat iron sheets,” means to stay single (as bachelors sometimes sleep in unfinished houses with iron sheet roo...

Kutumia pesa ya usafiri vibaya (To misuse transport money)

Eng-Swa mix meaning “enjoy a good time.”

(Swahili, 'eat with the eyes') An expression meaning to enjoy something by just looking, often used when admiring an att...

Literally “eat life,” meaning enjoy life to the fullest.

Dormir (To sleep)

Early sleep

Kutafuta kwa bidii (To search thoroughly)

Kumvetsa / Kumva (To understand / get it)

Terrible heat

To relax or take it easy.

A derogatory term for an Indian person (from old <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of S...