Browse African Slang

To forgive and forget past conflicts

Mulher que lava roupa (Washerwoman)

Régler ses problèmes (Wash dirty laundry)

Car washer

Nettoyeur voiture (Car washer)

Terra cultivada (Cultivated land)

Aplicación selectiva de la ley (Selective law enforcement)

Inkhampani yemmeli (Lawyers company)

لو كان - If it was

Lalànan'ny fisintahana / Law of attraction

لو سمحت - Please

Wrong spelling of LOUdslOuD things are FunNeHy

ጠበቃ/ጠበቃ (Tebeka) - lawyer

Shock de gastos de abogado (Lawyer expense shock)

Legal charges/Attorney cost (Legal fees)

Lawyer fees palava - Legal fee problems

Attorney/Advocate (Legal counsel)

Refers people to lawyers

Melody/tune (Somali)

A unicorn from EXOplanet which can heal all diseases if he shows his abs.

Flirt/Make moves (Put moves on)

Means “dropped out” or “quit” (literally “he said ‘lay’ (no) and left”). Usage: He was on the team but lay yalesh after ...

Ho lefa ka nako / Tefo ea nako (To pay over time / Time payment)

Mametaka sosona / Layering

Money (particularly a thousand shilling note because it’s roughly the cost of a plate of rice).

Night of Power

لاي اوت (Layout)

Disposição visual (Visual arrangement)

لاي اوفر (Layover)

Tempo livre (Leisure time)

ليزي (Lazy)

Idle individual (Slacker)

Ɲininkali, deleli (Request, prayer)

البارح، أمس (Yesterday)

Yesterday

لبن طازج (Fresh buttermilk)

لبن طازج (Fresh buttermilk)

Casual “no” (equivalent to **la**, but pronounced shortly).

Another term for a young man dating an older woman (toyboy).

Priorité au pays (Benin first)

Journal privé (Private newspaper)

Le gars

Le fa (Even if)

Le frère (Brother)

Ler jornal (Read newspaper)

Le kae? (How are you all?)

Le nna (Me too)

Le pays des hommes intègres (Land of upright people)

La situation nationale est difficile (The country is struggling)

Le respect se mérite (Respect is earned)