Browse African Slang

M yɩ la... (I want... - Mooré)

M'agya (My father) - Expression of surprise

(Twi) Meaning 'my heart's toffee,' essentially 'my sweetheart.' A personal variation of akoma mu tɔffee, used to address...

M'ani bre (I'm sad) - Feeling depressed

I'm happy/I'm pleased (I'm happy)

M'as-tu-vu (Show-off)

مضيق بيتش - شاطئ المضيق (M'diq beach)

امحاميد إيدج - حافة امحاميد (M'hamid edge)

ኤም ብር/ኤም ብር (M-Birr) - mobile money

Fulus bi mobile (Mobile money)

Mobile money (also used as a verb to send money via phone).

معلّم - خبير (Master - expert)

With whom

From “m3aquq” (complicated), meaning someone who is stuck-up or overly prim.

مخربط (Messy / disorganized)

مقود، محتال (Sly, cunning)

MB (Megabytes)

Counted megabytes

Master of ceremony/rapper

Apresentador da festa (Party presenter)

Mwakilishi wa wadi (Ward representative)

Managing Director (Company director)

Mort de rire; LOL in French

MILF (Attractive mother)

Much <a href="/word/love" class="internal-link" title="View definition of love">love</a>

MP (Member of Parliament)

A'du barlaman (Parliament member)

Format audio (Audio format)

Opérateur télécom (Telecom operator)

MTN Money (Mobile payment)

Afdal la'ib (Best player)

Meilleur joueur (MVP)

Produto mínimo viável (Minimum viable product)

A dismissive clicking of the tongue, written as 'mxm.' A sound often transcribed in texts expressing annoyance, disbelie...

Chuo cha Mzumbe (Mzumbe University)

Water

Slang for those sweet round buns sold by street vendors (word “Bono” possibly mimicking shape or brand).

It's not the place

Is it me?

Do you know him/her? (Somali)

I don't accept

I don't know

Ma belle (My beauty)

Nothing's wrong with me

Literally 'my maid,' but some Guineans (especially older generation) use ma bonne to mean 'my wife.' It reflects a tradi...

Is it a game/joke?

I don't want

Are you ready? (Somali)

Did you understand? (Somali-French)

Did you understand? (Somali)