African Slang Words Starting With "K"

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...

Kupoteza fedha (Losing money)

ኩኩሉ/ኩኩሉ (Kukulu) - hide and seek

To remember

Kukasika (being early)

Kushangaa sana (To be very surprised)

To date or be in a relationship

Kuchita bwino / Kupita patsogolo (To succeed / progress)

To borrow

To lend

To raise eyebrows

Kukwira bhazi (To board a bus)

Every day

Eat

Akul (Eat - Swahili)

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

Literally 'eat fare,' means to use transport money for something else (usually food) and then walk or find another way h...

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.

Kula nje ya nyumba (Eating outside home)

Chewa ceremony

Kutafuta kwa bidii (To search thoroughly)

Kumvetsa / Kumva (To understand / get it)

To talk

Terrible heat

To relax or take it easy.

To stop or leave

To write

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

Groundnut cake snack (Peanut snack)

Galette d'arachide (Peanut cake)

To cry

Protecting environment

To pay debt

To pay with saliva (promise to pay later)

Kufurahia sana (To enjoy greatly / be lit)

Kuweka pesa kwa simu (To add credit)

To bewitch

To be possessed

Pekádu/êrru (Pecado/erro) (Sin/fault)

Cultura local (Local culture)

Kul shay mumtaz (Everything excellent)

Hot (Somali) - very common due to climate

Street gang or gangsters from rough neighborhoods. Usage: Ba kuluna babeti mobulu na fete lobi – Gangsters caused chaos ...