Browse African Slang

Viagem pós-casamento (Post-wedding trip)

Makan baqar (Cattle camp)

Vida de Luba (Luba life)

Luggage or loads (from Luganda).

Empumalanga yelive (East of country)

لاكي بيرسون - شخص محظوظ (lucky person)

Ganho / profit (Profit)

Mirage profit

Boardgame slang meaning to fool someone (from the game Ludo).

Ludo (Board game)

Ludo (Board game)

The rap style of rapping in Luganda; slang to mean speaking very fluently in Luganda with rhyme.

Walk/go on foot

Distrito de Lugela (Lugela district)

لقيج (Luggage)

Luggage allowance

Tetris de equipaje (Luggage tetris)

Lugha/mzungumzo (Language/communication)

Lugha ya taifa (National language)

Lugha yetu ya taifa (Our national language)

Afrikaans for "Listen carefully (to me)." This phrase is often used in SA English context when someone in authority (a p...

Chercher/vouloir (Look for/want)

Outfit or style (from English “look”).

Simsim (Sesame)

Dia (Day)

Feira semanal (Weekly market)

Lua cheia (Full moon)

Lunch (Lunch)

የምሳ ሰዓት/የምሳ ሰዓት (Yemisa seat) - lunch break

Descanso de almuerzo extendido (Extended lunch break)

Kukutana chakula (Lunch date)

Saa ya chakula (Lunch hour)

Hali ya saa ya chakula (Lunch hour vibes)

Lunch money (Food money)

Hora de almoço (Lunch time)

Ou wat altyd lunch ure verdwyn (Person who always disappears at lunch)

Pessoa do grupo étnico Lunda (Person from Lunda ethnic group)

Alatsinainy / Monday

Déprime du lundi (Monday blues)

Voyage de noces local (Local honeymoon)

Verres (Glasses)

Glasses/sunglasses

Lunettes (Glasses)

Sunglasses

Lunettes à la mode (Fashionable glasses)

Lunga (Talking drum)

Gossip; rumors

Tamasha la Kiluo (Luo Festival)

Flauta tradicional (Traditional flute)

Hangs around quietly (online/offline).