Browse African Slang

Kundimi, farigan (Headache, sickness)

Kunde za majani (Cowpea leaves)

Tam-tam traditionnel (Traditional drum) - terme Mbochi

Western region festival (Harvest festival)

Kundé (Traditional lute)

Jua kali (Very hot)

Kunesha (Swimming)

Kunezerwa (To be pleased)

Kun belebeleba, hakili ɲuman (Big head, good mind)

Literally 'to shine,' slang for to look sharp or dress impressively. If someone says 'amekung'aa leo,' they mean he/she ...

(Sheng, lit. 'to uproot someone') Means to steal someone's partner. If you ng'oa mtu, you woo them away from their curre...

Kunganira (To help/assist)

Slang for fighting or physical altercation.

Yɔrɔ min tɛ ɲɛ, sigida min gansan don (Place that's not nice, neighborhood that's dangerous)

Kungurana (To exchange)

Kunguru/mwanamke mzee (Crow/old woman)

Kunguru (Crow)

Means to con or swindle; a guma guma is a hustler who scams people

To dress sharp or look fabulous.

Cunhado chato (Annoying brother-in-law)

Bois de chauffage (Firewood)

Firewood

Kun jɔlen, surun (Head up, pride)

Kibaro, ko kura (Information, news)

Mɔgɔ min bɛ kunnafoni di, journaliste (Someone who gives information, journalist)

Become difficult or go bad.

Já começou (Already started)

Kun si mugu tigɛ, tête cheveux couper (Head hair cut, haircut)

Kunu (Yesterday - Dioula)

Ontem em Mandinka (Yesterday in Mandinka)

Ontem em Mandinka (Yesterday in Mandinka)

Murmurer/Se plaindre (To murmur/complain)

Kununua (To buy)

Acheter en gros (Buy wholesale)

Buying vegetables

Kunyaga (To walk slowly/leisurely)

Kuchoka / Kusamuka (To leave / relocate)

Kufanya vizuri sana (To do something excellently)

To chill; to laze about aimlessly (Origin: Chichewa <a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition o...

Kubisalira / Kuchita zachinsinsi (To do something secretly)

Mvua (Raining)

Se raser (To shave)

Literally 'to straighten.' Slang: to beat someone up or to fix an issue strictly.

Luganda for “to enjoy oneself,” used in urban mix to mean having fun.

Boire (To drink)

Kunywa (To drink)

Kunywa hamwe (To drink together)

'to drink tobacco,' meaning to smoke (cigarettes or otherwise). Youth use this literal phrase as slangy humor

Kuoa/kufunga ndoa (To marry)

Kufunga ndoa/kuungana (Marrying each other)