African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Mon bann dimoun (My people)

Hometown/Origin (My homeland)

(SA English slang) A phrase to describe one's special someone – the partner who truly gets you. Saying 'you're my person...

MySQL (MySQL)

A quirky Liberian habit is to answer 'How are you?' with 'Myself fine.' It means 'I'm fine,' using 'myself' for emphasis...

محطم الأساطير (Myth buster)

Légende (Myth)

Mpandainga / Tsy marina (Liar / Fake)

Mytho (Liar/lie)

Menteur (Liar)

Wɔl pent → Wall paint

Ethnie côtière (Coastal ethnic group)

Mzabibu/mti wa zabibu (Grape vine/grape tree)

Mkulima wa zabibu (Grape cultivator)

Lit. 'old person,' slang for dad or any respected older man. Many youths call their father 'mzae.'

Umntfwana wa-anti/malume (Cousin)

Cousin/friend.

My close cousin homie.

Mtu anayependa nchi yake (Person who loves their country)

Mtu anayezalisha mazao (Person who produces crops)

Popular nickname for South Africa.

"Mzansi" is a colloquial name for South Africa, and "fo sho" is slang for "for sure." Together, this phrase is an upbeat...

South African special quality | Suid-Afrikaanse spesiale kwaliteit

South African dawn | Suid-Afrikaanse dagbreek

Mtu wa Zaramo kutoka Dar (Zaramo person from Dar)

Mtu anayezaa (Parent person)

Mtu anayezaa au kulea mtoto (Person who gives birth or raises a child)

Elder; old man (respectful)

Rajul kabir (Old man - East African)

Mzee (Elder - from Swahili)

Mzee (Old man/Elder)

Mzee mwenye uzoefu mkubwa (Elder with great experience)

Kiongozi wa kijiji (Village elder)

Mkuu wa kijijini (Village elder)

Mkuu wa eneo (Area elder)

Mzee anayejua desturi (Elder who knows traditions)

Street smarts; survival cunning (lit. 'cleverness of food')" (Chichewa slang)

From “muzuwak” (decorated), slang for someone all dressed up.

Jambo au mtu unayesababisha matatizo (Something or someone causing problems)

Mziko/mahali pa kupiakz (Stove/cooking place)

Mzima/kamili (Whole/complete)

Spirit/ghost

Mzingo/duara (Circle/round)

Mtu mkuu (Big person / boss)

Dar es Salaam (Dar es Salaam)

Mzungu/mtu mweupe (White person/light person)

Mtu mweupe / Mzungu (White person / foreigner)

Blanc, européen (White person, European) - Swahili

Mzunguko/kurudi kurudi (Circulation/going around)

Mlolongo wa mambo (Sequence of things)