African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Mtu wa Kiluhya (A Luhya person)

Mungu kwa Kitaita (God in Taita)

Mtu wa Kimaasai (A Maasai person)

Sauti ya kukubali (Sound of agreement)

Mtu mbaya (Bad person)

Mtu mnene (Fat person)

Literally “weak person,” but used to call someone out as a loser in jest.

Nyingi (Many/much)

Benki ya simu (Mobile banking)

Moderator

Mtu mfupi (Short person)

Ubao wa hisia (Mood board)

Sheng for friend or homie (from 'morio' meaning guy from upcountry, now endearing).

Jamaa / mtu (Guy / person)

Jambo kwa Kimijikenda (Hello in Mijikenda)

Gari (Car)

Nzuri / ya kuvutia (Hot / attractive)

Hatua za densi (Dance moves)

Sinema (Movie)

Kutazama movie pamoja (Movie date)

Usiku wa movie (Movie night)

Kuhama (Moving)

Swahili phrase meaning 'side arrangement', i.e. a side-chick or side-guy (extramarital partner). Widely used in Kenya to...

Mtu mrefu (Tall person)

Pretty girl (short for “mrembo” meaning beautiful).

Mtu mwenye kiburi (Proud person)

Mtu (Person)

Mtu wa kawaida (Regular person / street person)

Mtu mwenye uwezo (Powerful person)

Guy; dude

Mshahara (Salary)

Mtu wa mashambani (Village person / unsophisticated)

Mtu asiye na adabu (Uncouth person)

Msitu wa zamani (Ancient forest)

Mtu mpole (Soft person)

Broke

Sheng for a 'beautiful girl', like 'cutie'. Used to address or describe an attractive young woman.

Mswahili wa asili (Authentic Swahili person)

Means 'hood' or neighborhood in slang (standard Swahili 'mtaa' means street/estate). Used to indicate one's local area.

Kijijini (In the hood)

Mtu wa Kitaita (A Taita person)

Literally 'tree,' but in slang refers to marijuana.

Mti ni maisha (Trees are life)

Mtu wa kutajika (Popular person)

Mtu wa siri nyingi (Person of many mysteries)

Nguo za pili (Second-hand clothes)

Mavazi mazuri ya mitumba (Good second-hand clothes)

Nyama ya kukaanga ya kuku (Grilled chicken)

(Sheng) A slang term for a sugar daddy – literally a play on 'mzee/baba' (old man/dad). It refers to an older man dating...

Mwanamke kwa Kimijikenda (Woman in Mijikenda)