African Slang Words Starting With "M"

Mosquito sickness/Fever (Malaria)

Fever disease

Humma (Fever disease)

Experto en malaria por experiencia (Malaria expert by experience)

Malária pegou (Got malaria)

موسم الملاريا (Malaria season)

Malaria season - Period of high malaria cases

Época de malaria (Malaria season)

Maskita sik → Mosquito sickness

Malatsi (Days)

Sweet pancakes (Somali) - street food's call

Malayma (Smooth)

A very Tunisian way to start exclamatory phrases, meaning “so/what a…!”

مالد - Mad and bald

امتياز الذكور (Male privilege)

Maliha (Salty)

“What’s wrong with you?” often used when someone is acting off. Usage: Malek a khouya, you look upset – something happen...

From French mal élevé (badly raised), in Creole it means a rude, ill-mannered person. Calling someone malelve is like ca...

Tsy mahery / Mora kivy (Weak / Easily upset)

Tsara fanahy / Mora indramina (Kind hearted / Compassionate)

Malengo ya kazi (Work goals)

Youth goals

Incompréhension (Misunderstanding)

Pwoblenm (Problem)

Move tan (Bad weather)

Ma fi mushkila/Acin ke piny (No problem - Dinka influenced)

An all-purpose “never mind/sorry/no problem.” Conveys sympathy or apology for a minor issue.

Restaurant de rue (Street restaurant)

Malewa (Bamboo shoots)

Better upbringing

Malfouf (Stuffed cabbage)

Gold spoon

Misfortune

ملحون بويتري - شعر الملحون (Malhoun verse)

Mali, nhundzu (Money)

Means “mother” in Nyanja but slang-wise used to affectionately refer to any older woman or mom (like “mama”).

حدود مالي (Mali border)

Malibu (Coconut rum)

Money (Lozi)

Malik (King)

Malik (Owner)

Malika (Queen)

Malin (Smart/clever)

Très malin (Clever as a monkey)

Malipo/kutoa pesa (Payment/money giving)

Good payment

Never mind, sorry, it's okay.

Finish (also can mean to kill in context).

مالك؟ - ما بك؟ (what's wrong with you?)

Mall (Mall)