African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Sebui / Motsamaisi (Speaker / Host)

Another term for older women dating younger men (cougars), used alongside Balimo and Zebra.

Maikutlo a Mafeteng / Mafeteng feeling

Lebese / Mafura a khomo (Milk / Cow oil)

Melemo / Benefits

Seno sa mabele / Maheu (Sorghum drink / Mageu)

Batsoali / Batho ba baholo (Parents / Elders)

Motho oa bohlokoa / Important person

Moratuoa oa sebele / Real girlfriend (Main girlfriend)

Ranta tse peli / R2 (Two rand / R2)

Bashanyana ba ka / Metsoalle ea ka (My boys / My friends)

Fat cakes / Vetkoek

Nyatsi / Motho oa bobeli (Side chick / Second person)

Mabenkele a maholo / Big shops

Ho mamela ka thata / To mamela ka thata

Sethoto / Leqheku (Idiot / Fool)

Matsoho le maoto / Hands and feet

Ho lokisa matsoho / Fix hands

Ho bopa bokamoso / Create future

Maobane / Yesterday (Yesterday)

Maoto / Legs (Feet / Legs)

Mapolesa / Sepolesa (Police / Cops)

Lithoto / Lintho tse mpe (Trash / Bad things)

Maikutlo a Maseru / Maseru feeling

Mokoloti / Motho oa mašeleng (Loan shark / Money person)

Tšimo / Polasi (Fields / Farm)

Ho qetela / Finalize

Papali / Game (Match / Game)

Dilemo tsa ho qetela / Form E (Final year / Form E)

Matsoho / Hands (Hands / Arms)

Moriana / Lipilisi (Medicine / Pills)

Kopano / Seboka (Meeting / Gathering)

Liruruhe / Liphoofolo (Herds / Animals)

Letlalo le letšo / Dark skin

Lenane la lijo / Food list

Molaetsa / Lengolo (Message / Letter)

Motsoalle oa ka / Ngoaneso (My friend / My brother)

E sa babang / Not hot

Motho wa millennium / Millennium person

Morui / Motho oa limilione (Rich person / Person with millions)

Letona / Motsamaisi (Minister / Leader)

A euphemism for a sugar daddy/mama who bankrolls someone. It humorously frames the benefactor as being in charge of mone...

Plural slang for wealthy men who spoil a girl with money and gifts (like multiple sugar daddies). The idea is each 'mini...

Kopanyo / Combination

Mosebetsi oa ho haha / Kaho (Construction work / Building)

Lerato / Likamano (Love / Relationships)

Lefu / Mobu (Soil / Ground)

Nako ea sejwalejwale / Current times

E fetotsoeng / Changed

Ho foka ha moea / Wind blowing (Wind is blowing)